12-08-2008, 10:40 AM
The current location of the flow is on PRIVATE property. The county walkout is only through agreements with private landowners. Currently to walk out to any flow activity would be a trespass situation & put the property owners at risk of liability etc....
The flow is changing, and when this first started, the county walk out was along & up close to the flow.
The newest flow development is a mile wide slow moving pahoehoe flow that is creeping back toward NVP property. The park does allow visitors to hike to the flow when it is on their property, so maybe in a little while there will be a long (I have heard 6 or so mile) hike to the lava flow....
The flow is changing, and when this first started, the county walk out was along & up close to the flow.
The newest flow development is a mile wide slow moving pahoehoe flow that is creeping back toward NVP property. The park does allow visitors to hike to the flow when it is on their property, so maybe in a little while there will be a long (I have heard 6 or so mile) hike to the lava flow....