Hilo Hawaiian from Coconut Island. Got in just as sun was setting, a beautiful day. Didn't see but one more sunny day in Hilo during my stay - Hilo 2-18-09 #gallery IMGP6490

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Click here to navigate panorama - Panorama of Hilo Bay: 2-18-09">Click here to navigate panorama - Panorama of Hilo Bay: 2-18-09" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Panorama of Hilo Bay: 2-18-09" /> #gallery IMGP6492_11582x2898_CCUL_Smartblend_0000

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Coconut Island - Hilo 2-18-09 #gallery IMGP6497

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Trees growing directly out of lava rock. - Hilo 2-18-09 #gallery IMGP6500

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Trees growing directly out of lava rock. - Hilo 2-18-09 #gallery IMGP6502

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Grass growing directly out of lava rock. - Hilo 2-18-09 #gallery IMGP6503

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Hard to capture these little birds - very scittish and always on the move - Hilo #gallery IMGP6506

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Hilo early in the morning had heavy rain and winds. After grabbing breakfast, the wind had eased up. Still took off in the rain, driving 45 minutes to Volcanoes National Park. Gained 4000 ft, and the temperature dropped from 65 to 55 deg. As I got there, the rain eased to a gentle mist. First I stopped at the visitor’s center to get info about hiking. Later as I came out, the sun was breaking through and saw a rainbow. Walked over to the crater edge and got a shot of a rainbow coming out of the Kilauea crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6515

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Rainbow in Kilauea Volcano - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6520

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Rainbow in Kilauea Volcano - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6521

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Along the Steam Bluffs - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6523

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Steam Bluffs - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6527

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Looking 400 ft down into Kilauea Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6528

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Looking 400 ft down into Kilauea Crater through steam - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6530

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Steam Bluffs - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6531

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Steam Bluffs - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6532

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Steam Bluffs - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6533

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Steam Bluffs - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6534

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Steam Bluffs - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6535

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6537

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6540

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Looking 400 ft down into Kilauea Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6541

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Halemaumau Crater inside Kilauea crater. Spewing out sulfur dioxide. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6545

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6546

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6548

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6549

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Bee on flower - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6555

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Drove down to Kilauea overlook and saw offerings to Pele - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6558

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More offerings to Pele - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6559

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Oasis of trees within Kilauea, looks like a steam vent providing moisture - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6560

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Halemaumau Crater inside Kilauea crater. Spewing out sulfur dioxide and steam - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6561

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Halemaumau Crater inside Kilauea crater. Spewing out sulfur dioxide and steam - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6563

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Berries growing in lava rock. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6564

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Next to the Jaggar Museum where I watched sulfur dioxide plumes spewing out of Halemaumau Crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6566

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Halemaumau Crater inside Kilauea crater. Spewing out sulfur dioxide and steam - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6567

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Then backtracked to the other side of Kilauea and hiked the Thurston Lava Tube by flashlight. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6573

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People walking through Thurston Lava Tube, this first part was lit - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6572

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Thurston Lava Tube, this first part was lit. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6574

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Thurston Lava Tube - unlit part - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6577

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Thurston Lava Tube - unlit part - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6578

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See some iron rust in Thurston Lava Tube - unlit part. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6579

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See some iron rust in Thurston Lava Tube - unlit part. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6580

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See some iron rust in Thurston Lava Tube - unlit part. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6585

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Thurston Lava Tube - unlit part. After everyone left, I turned off the lights here, was very ominous how the dark closed in. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6587

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Thurston Lava Tube - unlit part - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6592

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Thurston Lava Tube - the way out. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6595

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'apapane - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6597

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Hiked the Kilauea Iki trail for 4.5 miles. The first half was walking in rainforest along the crater edge. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6599

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Kilauea Iki Trail - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6600

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Kilauea Iki Trail, same shot zoomed in. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6601

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Kilauea Iki Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6604

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Kilauea Iki crater. Vent on left with cinder cone behind it. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6606

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Berries along rain forest part of trail. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6610

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Huge Ferns unfurling. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6611

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These Ferns are tree size. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6612

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smaller ferns - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6614

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smaller ferns - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6617

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Kalij Pheasant - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6618

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Kalij Pheasant - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6619

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Ferns along trail. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6622

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Kilauea Iki Trail, descending into the crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6625

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Kilauea Iki Trail across crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6627

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Kilauea Iki Trail across crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6628

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Plants growing straight out of lava. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6631

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Air pockets that were created as lava subsided. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6633

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Air pockets that were created as lava subsided. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6634

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People on Kilauea Iki Trail - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6637

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People on Kilauea Iki Trail - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6638

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Kilauea Iki Trail - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6639

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The vent that the ash was blowing out. Now holding plant life, so must be trapping water. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6640

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The vent that the ash was blowing out. Now holding plant life, so must be trapping water. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6642

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Kilauea Iki Trail - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6643

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Plants growing straight out of lava, any crack where water collects and seeds a blown. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6644

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The buckling top of the lava lake. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6645

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The buckling top of the lava lake. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6646

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The buckling top of the lava lake. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6647

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Kilauea Iki crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6649

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Steam vent in Kilauea Iki crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6651

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Steam vent in Kilauea Iki crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6653

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Kilauea Iki crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6655

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama looking back on trail in Kilauea Iki Crater: 2-19-09">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama looking back on trail in Kilauea Iki Crater: 2-19-09" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama looking back on trail in Kilauea Iki Crater: 2-19-09" /> #gallery IMGP6658_9799x3187_CCUL_Smartblend

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama looking back on trail in Kilauea Iki Crater: 2-19-09">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama looking back on trail in Kilauea Iki Crater: 2-19-09" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama looking back on trail in Kilauea Iki Crater: 2-19-09" /> #gallery IMGP6662_9946x2904_CCUL_Smartblend

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Looking down Kilauea Iki Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6668

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Looking down Kilauea Iki Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6675

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Looking down Kilauea Iki Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6676

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6680

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Lua Manu - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6686

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Lua Manu - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6689

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama over coastline from Halina Pali lookout at 2500 ft. 2-19-09">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama over coastline from Halina Pali lookout at 2500 ft. 2-19-09" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park, Panorama over coastline from Halina Pali lookout at 2500 ft. 2-19-09" /> #gallery IMGP6692_11755x3113_CCUL_Smartblend

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From Halina Pali lookout, the coastline from 2500 ft. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6698

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6701

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Storm blowing in. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6704

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Storm blowing in. - Volcanoes National Park 2-19-09 #gallery IMGP6705

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Panorama. Kilauea doesn't look like our typical concept of a volcano; it doesn't appear to rise up out of the ground. Instead it is a very wide crater that sinks down 400 ft.">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Panorama. Kilauea doesn't look like our typical concept of a volcano; it doesn't appear to rise up out of the ground. Instead it is a very wide crater that sinks down 400 ft." alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Panorama. Kilauea doesn't look like our typical concept of a volcano; it doesn't appear to rise up out of the ground. Instead it is a very wide crater that sinks down 400 ft." /> #gallery IMGP6710_8860x3099_CCUL_Smartblend

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Panorama">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Panorama" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Panorama" /> #gallery IMGP6719_8945x2778_CCUL_Smartblend

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6723

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6725

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Kilauea Iki Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6729

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Iki Panorama">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Iki Panorama" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Iki Panorama" /> #gallery IMGP6737_11496x3287_CCUL_Smartblend

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Iki Panorama, a higher view holding camera overhead.">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Iki Panorama, a higher view holding camera overhead." alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Kilauea Iki Panorama, a higher view holding camera overhead." /> #gallery IMGP6730_12944x2969_CCUL_Smartblend

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Kilauea Iki crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6743

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Kilauea Iki crater, zoomed in on steam vent - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6744

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Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Panorama of Kilauea Iki Cinder Cone, taken from Devastation Trail">Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Panorama of Kilauea Iki Cinder Cone, taken from Devastation Trail" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09, Panorama of Kilauea Iki Cinder Cone, taken from Devastation Trail" /> #gallery IMGP6746_9965x2850_CCUL_Smartblend

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Flowers growing on cinder cone. - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6752

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Dr. Jaggar's Historical Tour - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6756

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Devil's Throat - hundreds of feet across, steep walls and bottom was not visible. Gave sense of dropping forever. Was unsure about approaching edge due to cracks (and warning sign) - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6757

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Devil's Throat - held camera above head to get shot. Apparently there is a bottom - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6759

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more plants growing in lava. - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6763

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6761

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Holei Sea Arch. These lava shelves are not too stable, can colapse into the ocean at any time. - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6765

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Along coast - steam from lava flow in the distance. - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6767

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6769

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Along coast - steam from lava flow in the distance. - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6776

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Bird action sequence - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6780

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Bird action sequence - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6782

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Bird action sequence - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6783

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Along coast - steam from lava flow in the distance. - Volcanoes National Park 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6784

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Hiking into lava viewing area on Chain of Craters Road. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6791

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Hiking into lava viewing area on Chain of Craters Road. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6792

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Hiking into lava viewing area on Chain of Craters Road. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6793

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Hiking into lava viewing area on Chain of Craters Road. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6794

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Steam from lava flowing into the ocean. - Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6796

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Lava viewing area on Chain of Craters Road. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6801

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Lava viewing area on Chain of Craters Road. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6802

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Steam from lava flowing into the ocean. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6805

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Steam from lava flowing into the ocean. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6810

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Steam from lava flowing into the ocean. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6828

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Steam from lava flowing into the ocean. - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6833

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Lava glow through steam - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6865

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Lava glow through steam - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6868

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Lava glow through steam - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6874

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Lava glow through steam - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6881

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Lava glow through steam - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6890

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Lava glow through steam - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6900

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Lava glow through steam - Kalapana Lava Viewing Area, 2-20-09 #gallery IMGP6903

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Hike to Puu Uluhana Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6907

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Hike to Puu Uluhana Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6909

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Hike to Puu Uluhana Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6910

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Hike to Puu Uluhana Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6911

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Hike to Puu Uluhana Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6912

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Hike to Puu Uluhana Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6915

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Hike to Puu Uluhana Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6916

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ferns - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6917

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ferns - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6919

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Mauna Ulu Crater from Puu Uluhana - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6922

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Mauna Ulu Crater from Puu Uluhana - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6930

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Puu Uluhana crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6932

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Puu Uluhana crater. - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6933

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Drain ditch from Mauna Ulu - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6934

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Mauna Ulu Crater about a thousand feet across and no sign of bottom, and certainly no guard rail - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6936

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Mauna Ulu Crater, fault lines running along crater edge - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6937

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Mauna Ulu Crater, fault lines running along crater edge - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6938

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Mauna Ulu Crater about a thousand feet across and no sign of bottom, and certainly no guard rail - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6939

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Mauna Ulu Crater about a thousand feet across and no sign of bottom, and certainly no guard rail - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6940

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Puu Uluhana from top of Mauna Ulu - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6941

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Mauna Ulu Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6943

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Mauna Ulu Crater - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6944

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6947

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6949

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6956

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6958

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Ferns growing in Lava - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6962

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Ferns growing in Lava - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6963

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A big lava wall here - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6965

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A big lava wall here - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6966

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And just past the wall is a really long crask - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6967

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Some strange formation - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6969

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Another shot of the wall - Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6970

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- Volcanoes National Park 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6971

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Headed south trying to flee the rain clouds. Found blue skies and really blue water - Honuapo Bay, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6973

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Click here to navigate panorama - Honuapo Bay Panorama, 2-21-09">Click here to navigate panorama - Honuapo Bay Panorama, 2-21-09" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Honuapo Bay Panorama, 2-21-09" /> #gallery IMGP6974_8545x2828_CCUL_Smartblend

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Honuapo Bay - Honuapo Bay, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6979

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Honuapo Bay - Honuapo Bay, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6980

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Had lunch at the most southern bar in US, Shaka's (pidgen for great! or all right! But I just thought it's all right) - Naalehu 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6981

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6987

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6991

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6992

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP6996

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7000

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7005

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. Hiked 2.5 miles to get here. Was a good workout walking into a stiff wind - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7010_4935x2553_CCUL_Smartblend

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. The green is due to olivine in sand - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7017

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. The green is due to olivine in sand - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7018

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7019

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7020

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7022

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7024

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7026

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7028

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Click here to navigate panorama - Mahana bay Panorama, 2-21-09">Click here to navigate panorama - Mahana bay Panorama, 2-21-09" alt="Click here to navigate panorama - Mahana bay Panorama, 2-21-09" /> #gallery IMGP7033_8229x3254_CCUL_Smartblend

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A plead to not take out sand - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7008

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Green sands at Papakolea beach in Mahana bay. - Papakolea Beach, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7036

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7037

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7039

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7041

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7046

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Fly away - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7047

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7061

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7067

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7084

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Ocean in the hole - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7089

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Old boat hoists - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7091

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Old boat hoists - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7092

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This is the southernmost point of Hawaii, or of the United States for that matter - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7097

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7099

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Trees growing sideways - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7101

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Enjoying the blue-green color in the waves - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7104

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Enjoying the blue-green color in the waves - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7107

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Enjoying the blue-green color in the waves - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7133

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Enjoying the blue-green color in the waves - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7144

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Enjoying the blue-green color in the waves - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7149

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Enjoying the blue-green color in the waves - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7158

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Enjoying the blue-green color in the waves - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7164

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7171

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7183

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- South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7186

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This splash was about 100 foot high - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7199

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Approaching sun down - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7200

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Approaching sun down - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7201

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At South Point found loops chiseled through rock that long ago were used to tie ropes to canoes to keep them from being drawn away by the current. The ocean drops off so quickly that anchors are not practical. Also there is such a strong constant wind that the trees grow sideways. Made it rough for ancient fisherman to have both wind and ocean currents teaming up to push you all the way to Australia - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7203

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Trees growing sideways - South Point, 2-21-09 #gallery IMGP7205

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