07-28-2009, 03:27 PM
I've done the walk several times, although not since I broke my ankle. It is your standard issue pahoehoe: relatively flat ropey surface interrupted with big and little cracks and sudden raises and drops of 1 to 8 inches. It is not loose or rocky like a'a but it isn't a paved sidewalk by any means (well maybe Pele's version of paved.) When I finish healing and regain my balance I will go out again.
I would recommend picking a full moon night and walking out at dusk when you can still see where you are putting your feet and take a good LED flashlight for each of you. My husband really likes his LED headlamp and I like my hand held. If it is a full moon you may not even need the lights to go back. Try walking along the cliff tops in HPP, McKenzie park, or the pahoehoe at 4 mile in Hilo to get a sense of how hard it is. A coworker of mine took his 85 year old mother out and she had a blast! We are going to just drive out to the lava flow before the parking area and just watch the flow down the pali this weekend if conditions hold, since I am not ready for the walk yet. I get really annoyed with the crowds at the viewing area.
Carol
I would recommend picking a full moon night and walking out at dusk when you can still see where you are putting your feet and take a good LED flashlight for each of you. My husband really likes his LED headlamp and I like my hand held. If it is a full moon you may not even need the lights to go back. Try walking along the cliff tops in HPP, McKenzie park, or the pahoehoe at 4 mile in Hilo to get a sense of how hard it is. A coworker of mine took his 85 year old mother out and she had a blast! We are going to just drive out to the lava flow before the parking area and just watch the flow down the pali this weekend if conditions hold, since I am not ready for the walk yet. I get really annoyed with the crowds at the viewing area.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb