PostsCommentsPayoutshilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoKilauea's shrinking craterI was walking to the Jaggar overlook one day and happened upon a ranger. I asked her about the history of the crater and why it was so small. She explained that over time, the…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoInside the Kilauea crater?Someone asked me to post a picture of the inside of the Kilauea crater. There's a slight misunderstanding because the pictures are deceiving. You can't get close to the crater.…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoRainbow Falls, HiloRainbow falls is a waterfall in Hilo. It's actually just on the outskirts of the city. Since it's so close to town, as you can imagine, it's a small park. The waterfall is small…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoHalemaumau Crater at KilaueaThese are pictures of the Halemaumau crater at Kilauea. They're taken at several spots along the trail from the Volcano House hotel to the Jaggar overlook. The trail is a nice…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoView from Chain of Craters road on KilaueaThis is the view from one of the overlooks on the Chain of Craters road. It's a little hazy because there was a light mist on that day. The lava flow in the distance is not the…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoOhia blooms on Kilauea hikeThe ohia trees are common on Kilauea. You'll see them everywhere. The blooms are a bright, red starburst. They're rather large too. About the size of a small apple. These…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoKilauea from the Mauna Loa lookoutThe smoking hole in the distance is the Kilauea caldera. This is overlooking Volcanos National Park.hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoSteam vents at KilaueaIt's hard to miss the steam rising from the ground at Kilauea. On the trails, pockets of steam dot the landscape. As ground water seeps into the soil, it eventually get heated…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoThe lava desert at KilaueaYears of eruptions at Kilauea have formed a lava desert. As you drive (or hike) around the volcano, you'll see fields of lava where all the vegetation was destroyed. But…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoTree molds at KilaueaIt looks like a normal hole in the ground, but it's actually a former tree. Years ago, the lava engulfed the tree and formed a mold of the tree trunk. What's left is a large hole…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoPele mantle at the Volcano HouseIf you're visiting Kilauea, stop by the Volcano House. It's a hotel in the national park. It has this great fireplace mantle of Pele. It's rumored that the fire in the fireplace has never gone out.hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoOrange blooms on KilaueaThese striking orange blooms were at the trail head of our hike. We didn't see them on the trail though. Perhaps it's a weed? It was a nice splash of color though.hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoCrazy ferns on KilaueaLook at the great branching of this fern. It keeps branching in half to create an intriacate pattern. They're found all over the trails on Kilauea.hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoFuchsias on KilaueaFound these fuchsias on a hike at Kilauea. They're a nice pop of color in the dense, wet side of the mountain. I think they're Fuchsia magellanica.hilo (54)in #life • 7 years agoIt's just litterNow I've found a bunch of these on the ground in the same location. It's just trash. Stop littering.hilo (54)in #life • 7 years agoIt must be a habitI found another twist tie on the ground today. It must be someone's habit.hilo (54)in #art • 7 years agoThe Lonely Twist TieI found this twist tie by the side of the road. Part of me felt it was trash. But another part of me felt that someone took the time to craft this for the sake of boredom…hilo (54)in #travel • 7 years agoHolei Sea ArchThe Holei Sea Arch at Kilauea marks the end of the drive down Chain of Craters road. It's a great place to hang out and watch the ocean. Or it marks the start of your foot trek…hilo (54)in #nature • 7 years agoYellow, pink, purple!All on one flower. I found this on a hike in Hawaii. I'm not sure what it is, but it was beautiful.hilo (54)in #hawaii • 7 years agoUnknown berries on Hawaii trailSaw these vibrant berries on a hiking trail on the big island.