Another trip to Pele's new creations is in the books. It was a long hike to the base of the Pali to the former boundary Kipuka. Long and slow, and often painful. This happens to you when you hit the ground in your own backyard but more than hundred trips out to Pele leaves you unharmed. Each step in the dark was carefully placed, I didn't want to take a fall. It's weird to think about it, but it was the first time I ever had a slow trip out to the flow. I usually run across the old lava fields.
The glow in the distance was incredible, each step was getting me closer to my destination. Lightning in the distance offshore, shooting stars above me and a starry sky wherever I looked. I could even see the Southern Cross. It's that time of the year again where it is visible in the Hawaiian skies.
I got closer to the base of the former boundary Kipuka, there were still some trees left, waiting for their final grand finale in bursting up in flames. I walk faster, the excitement starts to kick in. All of a sudden there was no pain anymore, just pure excitement and huge lava rivers coming down the Pali. Pele danced again for me. The heat was incredible, rivers of lava everywhere. I had to be careful not to trip on old A'a rubble down at the base. My camera was running like crazy and I was running from one spot to the next. Trees were bursting into flames, methane explosions. It was an incredible scene. I knew it was worth all the effort, the hike, the pain in between. All of this was soon forgotten at once because Pele smiled at me.
#lava #61g #pahoehoe #lavahike #kilauea
The glow in the distance was incredible, each step was getting me closer to my destination. Lightning in the distance offshore, shooting stars above me and a starry sky wherever I looked. I could even see the Southern Cross. It's that time of the year again where it is visible in the Hawaiian skies.
I got closer to the base of the former boundary Kipuka, there were still some trees left, waiting for their final grand finale in bursting up in flames. I walk faster, the excitement starts to kick in. All of a sudden there was no pain anymore, just pure excitement and huge lava rivers coming down the Pali. Pele danced again for me. The heat was incredible, rivers of lava everywhere. I had to be careful not to trip on old A'a rubble down at the base. My camera was running like crazy and I was running from one spot to the next. Trees were bursting into flames, methane explosions. It was an incredible scene. I knew it was worth all the effort, the hike, the pain in between. All of this was soon forgotten at once because Pele smiled at me.
#lava #61g #pahoehoe #lavahike #kilauea
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| Lava Rivers coming down the Pali |
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| another tree is burning down |
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| Methane Explosions |
