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Dale, shortly after we arrived at the Kona airport.
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Hawaii is home to the world's most active volcano.
This is an inner crater of the big Kilauea crater at the top of Hawaii
Volcanos National Park.
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This is the point where the lava flow covered the
road in the early 80's.
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Walking on a lava field feels like you're walking on
the surface of the moon.
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Some ancient petroglyphs carved by early Hawaiians.
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We hiked the Kilauea Iki trail through a dried up
lava lake from 1959. It was still steaming in places.
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South Point, the southern-most point of the United
States is rugged and windswept.
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We went in search of the legendary green beach. After
a 4-mile hike along the deserted coast, we finally found it! |
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Time for a swim!
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In ancient Hawaiian times, if a condemned person
managed to reach this land called Place of Refuge, he would be pardoned and
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Replicas of ancient Hawaiian carvings around the
temple at Place of Refuge.
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We spotted a small bird by one of the fish ponds.
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This was the "beach" we dived from. (Most
of the beaches on the Big Island are lava with a little sand here and
there.) |
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Our last sunset.
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