Hilo and Volcano

a double rainbow

the north coast of the Big Island

a fancy resort we visited

Kia 'i Kai (Guardian of the Sea) Bed and Breakfast

phone reception was spotty, so you had to find just the right spot

banyan trees are plentiful in the Hilo region

Everyone's nuts about macadamias here

helicopter trip to the volcano

(currently) inactive lava vents

lava flowing into the sea

new land being created

the moon rising over Mauna Kea

Taken through a telescope

lobster claw plant

banana flower

Kiluea Caldera

Chain of Craters Road, overrun by lava flows

“maybe this isn't such a good idea...”

Terri hikes the lava fields

the steam plume we saw from the air

returning an unlucky lava rock to Pele

A patch of undisturbed land in the middle of the lava field

Antigone enjoys a pool cut into the lava shore.