Day Two!
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Steam vents are not as active as yesterday. I was told that the steam is caused from water draining into the cracks, heating up and wa-la'~~ Steam!
Kīlauea and its Halemaʻumaʻu caldera. A good day to see the "output"
Halemaumau is a pit crater within the summit caldera of Kialauea. It was formed by vertical collapse of the area when lava was vented. This is where the 'Vog" comes from. cough cough sputter sputter.
The bottom of the Kilauea is a sea of lava, ash and pumice. Kilauea itself reaches an altitude of 4,078 feet, and the caldera of the volcano is about 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. It has steam rising up from fissures and cracks... A bizarre sight.
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