07-13-2016, 08:17 AM
My wife and I hiked all the way up to see the lava Sunday night, quite a beautiful sight with the stars and the moon. I made a 4-1/2 minute video clip with my iPhone and my cousin's music here:
https://youtu.be/1acS20epvPo
It's a long hike all the way to the lava, my wife's Fitbit says we hiked a total of 10.22 miles round trip including hiking around a little bit once we reached the flow. Basically 5 miles to reach the flow.
If you're not up for that long of a hike I'd suggest waiting for the lava to reach Chain of Craters road and then rent bikes at the parking lot to just ride right up to it.
https://youtu.be/1acS20epvPo
It's a long hike all the way to the lava, my wife's Fitbit says we hiked a total of 10.22 miles round trip including hiking around a little bit once we reached the flow. Basically 5 miles to reach the flow.
If you're not up for that long of a hike I'd suggest waiting for the lava to reach Chain of Craters road and then rent bikes at the parking lot to just ride right up to it.