09-19-2016, 02:28 PM
inside the park.. 'Devils Throat' is literally a stones throw from Chain of Crater Rd, but it is now unmarked because of the dangers.... always gives me the willies even though its nothing like its former self... ie
"Devil's Throat lacks a Hawaiian name and so is almost certainly young, probably forming in the late 1800s. It was first mentioned in a book by William Brigham published in 1909. Three years later, Thomas Jaggar described the "Throat" as 50 ft by 35 ft across, the longer axis parallel to the east rift zone. The edge of the crater overhung a dark depth, estimated to be 250 ft to the bottom by dropping a dozen pebbles and measuring their fall times.
The crater was first entered in 1923, when its opening was said to be about 30-35 ft wide. William Sinclair, lowered on a rope down the throat, found that the shape was roughly that of an inverted funnel, widening with depth (see figure). He measured its depth as 258 ft to the top of a rock pile, estimated to stand 35-40 ft high. With a "measuring line," Sinclair determined the long diameter (parallel to the trend of the rift zone) as 222 ft. He likely draped the line over the talus pile, however, since he was in the dark by himself; if so, the real width of the crater was more nearly 200 ft..."
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/arch...10_12.html
drive down Chain of Crater Rd, park as close to the intersection with Hilina Pali Rd as you can, from the intersection walk across Chain of Crater Rd from the boulders placed near corner to keep people form parking there, walk in, youll see cracks and in less than a minute you are at the rim... dont get too close, its spooky when a crater is deeper than wide
aloha
http://www.instanthawaii.com/cgi-bin/hi?Hikes.devils
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
"Devil's Throat lacks a Hawaiian name and so is almost certainly young, probably forming in the late 1800s. It was first mentioned in a book by William Brigham published in 1909. Three years later, Thomas Jaggar described the "Throat" as 50 ft by 35 ft across, the longer axis parallel to the east rift zone. The edge of the crater overhung a dark depth, estimated to be 250 ft to the bottom by dropping a dozen pebbles and measuring their fall times.
The crater was first entered in 1923, when its opening was said to be about 30-35 ft wide. William Sinclair, lowered on a rope down the throat, found that the shape was roughly that of an inverted funnel, widening with depth (see figure). He measured its depth as 258 ft to the top of a rock pile, estimated to stand 35-40 ft high. With a "measuring line," Sinclair determined the long diameter (parallel to the trend of the rift zone) as 222 ft. He likely draped the line over the talus pile, however, since he was in the dark by himself; if so, the real width of the crater was more nearly 200 ft..."
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/arch...10_12.html
drive down Chain of Crater Rd, park as close to the intersection with Hilina Pali Rd as you can, from the intersection walk across Chain of Crater Rd from the boulders placed near corner to keep people form parking there, walk in, youll see cracks and in less than a minute you are at the rim... dont get too close, its spooky when a crater is deeper than wide
alohahttp://www.instanthawaii.com/cgi-bin/hi?Hikes.devils
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha