07-08-2016, 01:29 PM
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Originally posted by Carey
Taro... we have biked the whole Chain of Craters emergency route (end of HWY 130 to the National Park side visitors info booth/snack stand/portoilettes
it is open from either end, but the National Park side is over 5 miles west of the flow at the eastern boundary of the park & the HWY 130 route is almost 3 miles east of the flow at the National Park boundary, on a much better packed road (as of Monday)... with a lot more public to join you on your trek!
The reason why vehicles are being limited is that federal funds went into that construction & the county is not willing to do anything that may damage the federally funded emergency evacuation road... if madam Pele decides to, well, that is a totally different matter!
Today the lava flow is well under a mile to the ocean, & which means less than 3/4th mile to the limit of the public approved access (going off road to the flow is being done, but. when I last checked NO LANDOWNERS HAVE GIVEN PERMISSION TO GO ONTO THEIR PROPERTY TO VIEW THE LAVA... which means you are trespassing if you d (and many have....have no idea how the liability issues that could arise will be handles...
That said, stay on the road if you wish to stay fully legal & esp. if you have any doubts on your "its dark out & I'm traipsing over sharp, uneven black lava" skills.
I am not sure what PTed expected of the Chain of Craters emergency route, but it WAS completed, leveled & graded as a gravel road from the paved area of HWY 130 to the paved area of CoC in the National Park.
Are they allowing bicycles on CoC road now?
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.