We woke at our secluded campsite before sunrise. The moonlight had drown out the neumorous stars of the night before. After a quick prep ratio we headed out the trail and were surprised by the extensive vog - volcano fog rising from the ground.
We had a wet walk through the overgrown jungle. Below is a the fuz covered fiddle head of the giant ferns. They were as soft as puppy fur. They grow so big I felt like an insect walking below them.
We made our way back over the lava flow but the trek was much easier with a walking stick.
Near the parking lot was a turn off to see the mile wide Fissure that was the source of a great lava eruption in the 1960s. It was really neat. In the background are the splatter ramparts made by the falling lava that was shot 100 feet into the air.
After we set up at the campground (lucky because when we made it back tonight it was packed) the headed up for a ranger talk. The ranger was a temporary ranger and the friendliest and nicest ranger I can remember.
She suggested the trail through the main caldera of Kilauea where we saw the hair like glass lava pictured below on top the a'a lava. This is called Pele's hair.
The hike went through beautiful forest with sunlight made red by the volcano ash.
Sun through ash over main in park eruption.
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