Volcano National Park - Stage 2

Today we had tours 2 & 3 of the Big Island series. Both tours were in the National Park. We actually live in the park so we didn't have to go too far. First, I had NO idea how big the entire park is. We drove 18 miles down to the coast line where the lava hits the ocean and you could see acre after acre of lava fields.

the black is the lava flow


picture down by the coastline


Thurston Lava Tube


Biggest "hole" (there is a more official name for, just can't remember) on Kilauea


I would highly recommend Volcano National Park to everyone. This is one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen. It's hard to fathom where all this lava came from and it's crazy that this volcano is still alive!