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PC276485 Then I took a photo with both of us with the lava in the background. PC276485
PC276491 The last shot of the lava flows near us and on the Pali. We then hiked back about 2 hours to the car. On the way back, a 15 minute downpour rolled in. This made hiking over the remaining lava flows more difficult because the smooth pahoehoe surface very slick. We made it back without any major problems. PC276491
PC286494 The next day, Kate and I went back up to the volcano to actually see the park. It was a little rainy to start out, so we headed to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to look at Kilauea's summit calderas. Here, Kate poses in front of Halemaumau Caldera. PC286494
PC286496 We then headed down to the parking area for Halemaumau Caldera to view the floor of the caldera seen here. PC286496
PC286497 Kate posed in front of part of the caldera wall. PC286497
PC286498 Next stop was to Kilauea Iki lookout. Kate poses in front of the view. Kilauea Iki was where lava flowed in 1959-1960. PC286498
PC286500 We walked on a short trail from the Kilauea Iki lookout to the Thurston Lava Tube parking area. I walked Kate through the accessable portion of the lava tube. Kate poses here in front of the lava tube entrance. PC286500
PC306501 After a couple days of Kate recovering from her bought with a sickness bug, we both headed south to track down one of the black sand beaches. This one was at Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park. PC306501
PC306503 My sister wanted a sample of the black sand, but I had to show her that it was against the law to take the sand from the beach. Please respect the laws of the islands. PC306503
PC306506 This is just the sign of the park. PC306506
PC306514 We walked out onto the lava flows that are by the beach. I had Kate pose near the edge while a wave crashed into the flow. She was nowhere near being hit by water. I think it came out decent. PC306514
PC306518 There were a lot of black crabs on the lava flows near the water. PC306518
PC306522 From the lava flow, we could look back at the main part of the beach. Really nice! PC306522
PC306523 And another view of the entire area. PC306523
PC306524 We then went further south to the South Point area of the Big Island. This is actually the furthest south point in the United States. Before actually getting to the South Point, we took a little detour to go on a rather long hike to find the green sand beach. This was the coast along the trail to the beach. PC306524
PC306529 This shot and the next one are two sequenced photos of a wave crashing into the rocky coast... PC306529
PC306530 ...and the crashing wave. PC306530
PC306532 Though it was hot, the sun made Kate feel much better than the previous two days. PC306532
PC306537 This is the area of the green sand beach. It may not look that green, but believe us, it was. The sand grains are very small. PC306537
PC306549 After hiking back, we finally headed to the South Point coast. This was actually a 20-30 foot high cliff area, but as seen in this photo, there was a PC306549
PC306555 This is the plaque that dedicates the South Point Complex. PC306555
PC306558 On our way back into Hilo that evening, we got a very pretty sunset. This ended our trip to Hawai'i. We flew back to Fairbanks on New Years Eve. PC306558

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