Pictures of Our Trip Around the Island, Part 5: Volcano Park

Pictures from the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park:

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Steam coming out of the steam vents on the north side of the Kilauea Caldera, the Steaming Bluff.

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A view down into the western side of the Kilauea Caldera from the Steaming Bluff on the north side of the caldera, the steam causing the fuzziness in the picture.

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Looking at the Halema’uma’u Crater within the Kilauea Caldera from the Steaming Bluffs.

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The east side of the Kilauea Caldera from the Steaming Bluffs.

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Another view of the Halema’uma’u Crater, this time from the Jaggar Museum Lookout on the west side of the Kilauea Caldera.

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Another view of the Halema’uma’u Crater from the crater edge observation point on the east side of the crater.

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Passing through the 1974 Lava Flow.

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An interesting small folded lava dome on the southeast side of the Kilauea Caldera.

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A look down into Kilauea Iki (Little Kilauea) Crater, showing people walking the hiking trail across the bottom of the crater.

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A more overall view of Kilauea Iki.

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Marianne at the entrance to the Thurston Lava Tube.

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A little blurry, but a view into the Thruston Lava Tube.

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