Picking up from the previous post on where to see lava in Volcanoes National Park, here are my shots from the Kalapana lava flow site. We arrived around 5:30pm, just before sunset. I had a lot of trouble choosing which pictures to post, but these are the highlights.
Lots of steam coming off the ocean as the lava hits the water:
Here there’s some lava shooting up into the air – it gets a little too close to the boat:
This is my favorite shot of the bunch. I love the steam patterns over the ocean with the silver water and boat driving away:
As it gets dark, the glow becomes brighter:
Lots of explosions in the steam:
This was by far my favorite part of our time in Hawaii. I’d never seen anything like it. The 8 mile hike was well worth it, and we had some great views of the stars on the return walk.