10-11-2009, 03:46 AM
We went last night too, it was awesome in the true meaning of the word. Watching the lines of people with their lights walking in and out of the viewing area reminded me of a candlelight pilgrimage I saw in Portugal or Spain when I was a child. Must of the crowd was silent while walking in and out, all you heard was the sound of feet shuffling, until some random people would start to chatter. The flow down the pali on the right side of Royal Gardens is huge and looks like a'a, not pahoehoe. The HVO folks just updated the map on their website and the flow area has grown a lot in just one week. http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/maps.html
The ocean entry is clearly visible from the viewing area and you can actually see streams of lava entering the ocean. There is a lot of black sand building up between the flow and the viewing area, I think the Kalapana area is going to end up with a really nice black sand beach again in a few hundred years.
Carol
The ocean entry is clearly visible from the viewing area and you can actually see streams of lava entering the ocean. There is a lot of black sand building up between the flow and the viewing area, I think the Kalapana area is going to end up with a really nice black sand beach again in a few hundred years.
Carol
Carol
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Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
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