Here are some pictures from our trip to Hawai'i in May of 2002. Choose a picture from the list to view.
Colored layers in the lava reflect differences in density of molten minerals. Relatively recent lava hardens in older cracks.
The seldom-seen side of a kayak.
The Boiling Pots, a series of small waterfalls; the white water gives the appearance of percolation.
A collapsed arch on the eastern coast.
Kahuna Falls (100 ft).
Akaka Falls (420 ft).
Some black fish.
Gray and yellow fish.
16 inch yellow and blue fish like this one kept following our yellow and blue flippers.
Tiny fish.
A slow and chunky flow (black).
The Eastern Rift Zone at Volcanos National Park has active lava flows (light gray area).
Kilauea Iki crater, in the rain.
Inside Kilauea caldera, in the rain.
Halema'uma'u crater.
Halema'uma'u crater, closer.
Red-hot lava!
Recenlty cooled lava snakes across older stuff. A little bit of red in the center.
More hot lava.
More hot lava.
More hot lava. As it cools, it forms this gooey ropey stuff.
Hot lava breaking out from underneath a cooler shell.
Cooling ropey lava.
Mauna Kea (center), barely visible at 60 miles.
Mauna Loa, the 18-mile hike to the summit follows the ridge of the world's most massive mountain.
Mauna Ulu, a volcano formed by recent eruptions in the early 80's.
Beautiful Pe'epe'e falls.
The ultimate re-paving.
The southern-most point of the United States.
A sunset worth waiting for.
Hawai'i is plagued with notoriously ravenous earthcracks such as this one.