8.12 & 8.13 Caldera Hike & The end of the road, Highway 130
Everybody discusses the weather at some time or another, usually sooner. Well, here in Volcano Village, it is consistent so discussion is moot. In our two weeks stay thus far, the pattern seems to consist of rain, clear, overcast, a burst of sunshine followed by rain, cold and then moderate to warm. This is a typical five-minute cycle. Repeat the cycle twelve times per hour. Every other day, the cycle is broken by continuous rain. On Friday, we returned to the park for a repeat walk through the caldera as we had completed the tiring Mauna Loa hike the previous day. It was an opportunity to stretch the muscles over 6.4 miles while enjoying interesting sights after catching up with business, earlier in the morning. Rugged and rough coastline. Ocean fights back against lava flow encroachment that stole land ...(Click to enlarge) The source of the lava flow into the ocean Contrast the above two pictures which lead into one another Greenery on the new lava land makes a splash with...