Volcano Lava Pano
That is actual lava being bubbled out of the Kiluaea Caldera, also known as the Halema'uma'u Crater, on the Big Island of Hawaii. I have been to this location, at the Jagger Museum, a few times but never saw anything like this. The perspective is kind of hard to show, as there is nothing in the photo for reference. I did, however, get to overhear a Park Ranger talking to a few tourists about what was going on. I will attempt to reiterate and paraphrase said Ranger. The crust broke loose a couple years ago and now glows red at dusk and at night. This visible lava does not happen often, in fact, it had been a few years since it has last been seen like this and usually only lasts for a few days. The caldera itself (the hole) is about three miles wide. The lava is bubbling and bursting up about 140ft high. When I arrived there were the two areas here, one to the left and one to the right, and by the time I left there was only the one on the left still going. I had drove up here by myself, from where we were staying in Ka'u, hoping for a clear night to take star pics. I got this instead. Which I am very happy with. The next night I came back with my wife and Mother-in-law but it had already stopped spewing lava. We had actually been planning on hiking out to the Kalapana flow in a couple days so this was a great treat to see before starting that adventure. Nature is amazing. Hawaii is amazing.
Volcano Lava Pano
That is actual lava being bubbled out of the Kiluaea Caldera, also known as the Halema'uma'u Crater, on the Big Island of Hawaii. I have been to this location, at the Jagger Museum, a few times but never saw anything like this. The perspective is kind of hard to show, as there is nothing in the photo for reference. I did, however, get to overhear a Park Ranger talking to a few tourists about what was going on. I will attempt to reiterate and paraphrase said Ranger. The crust broke loose a couple years ago and now glows red at dusk and at night. This visible lava does not happen often, in fact, it had been a few years since it has last been seen like this and usually only lasts for a few days. The caldera itself (the hole) is about three miles wide. The lava is bubbling and bursting up about 140ft high. When I arrived there were the two areas here, one to the left and one to the right, and by the time I left there was only the one on the left still going. I had drove up here by myself, from where we were staying in Ka'u, hoping for a clear night to take star pics. I got this instead. Which I am very happy with. The next night I came back with my wife and Mother-in-law but it had already stopped spewing lava. We had actually been planning on hiking out to the Kalapana flow in a couple days so this was a great treat to see before starting that adventure. Nature is amazing. Hawaii is amazing.