08-23-2014, 07:42 AM
The great crack is the separation point of one part of the island moving NW and the slippage moving south.
The crack is an integral part of the whole E,Rift zone and runs from Green lake to the Kau desert. PU'u O'o and MaunaUlu are part of this same feature . Where steam vents are and Leilani are, along with PGV is the same feature . Many tubes intersect this rift crack,one in particular is accessible in the back of Fern Acres,in about half mile and can walk easily with a mule or donkey all the way south west to the rift crack.Many large skylights along the way .
In some places the crack is over 1000 feet in depth,where in some places as shallow as 300 feet in depth.As wide as 600 feet and in some places natural bridges to cross over in the deep forest landscape.
In our younger years prior to 1955 we would hike and camp for weeks in what is now the forest reserve.
Only Pele knows what her geological time line is,in her time just a blink of an eye,in human years weeks or months.
I am actually happy she has re - found her home and the magma will now retain heat and create a new tube system barring any blockages or less flow volume from the caldera .
Life is a blessing
The crack is an integral part of the whole E,Rift zone and runs from Green lake to the Kau desert. PU'u O'o and MaunaUlu are part of this same feature . Where steam vents are and Leilani are, along with PGV is the same feature . Many tubes intersect this rift crack,one in particular is accessible in the back of Fern Acres,in about half mile and can walk easily with a mule or donkey all the way south west to the rift crack.Many large skylights along the way .
In some places the crack is over 1000 feet in depth,where in some places as shallow as 300 feet in depth.As wide as 600 feet and in some places natural bridges to cross over in the deep forest landscape.
In our younger years prior to 1955 we would hike and camp for weeks in what is now the forest reserve.
Only Pele knows what her geological time line is,in her time just a blink of an eye,in human years weeks or months.
I am actually happy she has re - found her home and the magma will now retain heat and create a new tube system barring any blockages or less flow volume from the caldera .
Life is a blessing