Halemaʻumaʻu

Spent a little time at Volcanoes last night and really enjoyed the clear skies. In my experience, it is unusual to not have clouds, rain and a steady breeze.

We left earlier than I would have liked when the breeze did start to blow and we could begin to smell Sulfur Dioxide and see that the smoke from Halemaʻumaʻu was beginning to head our way.

Halemaʻumaʻu is a pit crater is located in Volcanoes National Park and is situated within the summit caldera of Kilauea.

I liked that I could see the stars in the image through the Sulfur and smoke.

Nice job, just being there is bucket list place most people would never get to see.

Thanks. If the current lava flow continues, the Puna District (which is larger than the entire island of Oahu) will be under lava. It might take several years, but it will be gone if it continues. The time to see 'Old Hawaii' on the Big Island is now.