april 29, 2007

A Day Inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Our bookstudy group planned to spend the day hiking up in Volcano and the weather (and company) were wonderful!!

it's always good to have clean teeth the night before hiking into a volcano. 

Justin, Mom, Keisha, Tracy, Jodie,Tony, Sophie, David, Claudia, Dorien, Javier, Catanny, Brother and Sister Shiyama meet at the Kingdom Hall for a discussion of the Day's Text, prayer and some fruit muffins.

View of Mauna Loa inside the Park

Sis Shiyama, Keisha and Claudia near the Steam Vents

Steam Vents

Brother Shiyama, Keisha, Javier, David, Claudia, Dorien and Sis Shiyama enjoying a warm steam bath in the cool morning air (we're at 4500 ft above sea level and it's windy)

Cars make their way past the steam vents on their way around Crater Rim Drive

Halemaumau Crater

David and Sophie

Dorien, Jodie, Claudia, me, Catanny, Sophie and David with Kilauea Caldera in the background.  We';; be descending into the crater in a little while.

View of the Caldera from the Jaggar Museum

Dorien and Bro. Shiyama inside the Museum

Dorien and a fountain of lava

the moon like landscape near the SW rift zone

Javier and David inside the forest near Thurston Lava Tube

forest canopy

Dorien finds a hiding place along the trail

inside Thurston Lava Tube

Caveman Tony

me inside the cave

Mom fits under the low overhang

making our way back up to the surface

David and Tony

Descending into Kilauea Iki Crater

Catanny and Justin nearing the crater floor

inside the crater

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