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Pele’s Kitchen, Pu’u O’o

Located on Hawaii’s Big Island, Pu’u O’o is part of the longest continuously erupting volcano in two hundred years. It has been flowing since January 3, 1983. read more

Noxious Volcano Sulfur Rocks

Yellow sulfur builds up on lava rocks in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as steam rises from a nearby fumarole. read more

February 26, 2012 Steve NelsonHawaii Pictures • Volcano • Hawaii Big Islandhawaii volcanoes national park • lava rock • national park • steam

Lava Falls – Kilauea Volcano

Pahoehoe lava undulates over a bank of new earth creating a lava falls as it makes its way from Kilauea volcano to the sea. read more

February 24, 2012 USGSHawaii Pictures • Islands • Hawaii Big Island • Scenery • Volcanohawaii volcanoes national park • lava • national park

Hawaii Chain of Craters Coast

At the end of Chain of Craters road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park you’ll find yourself standing on steep cliffs of new land as unimpeded waves rock the coast walls. read more

December 1, 2011 Steve NelsonHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Ocean • Hawaii Big Islandchain of craters • cliffs • hawaii volcanoes national park • HDR • lava rock • national park • waves

Kilauea Overlook from Visitor Center

Kiauea is astonishing from any vantage point, but maybe especially so from the overlook behind the Volcano Hotel inside the national park. read more

September 12, 2011 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Volcano • Hawaii Big Islandhawaii volcanoes national park • kilauea caldera • lava • national park • steam

Hawaii Giant Fern Fiddlehead

Called “fiddleheads” for their fiddle-like look as they open, the seedpods of Hawaii’s giant ferns are truly interesting. read more

August 4, 2011 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Unique • Hawaii Big Islandferns • fiddleheads • giant ferns • hawaii volcanoes national park

Hawaii Fumeroles (Steam Vents)

Fumeroles, also known as steam vents, are found on Hawaii’s Big Island where molten rock flows close enough to the surface to superheat groundwater, turning it into steam and releasing it through underground pathways. read more

July 27, 2011 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Volcano • Hawaii Big Islandferns • fumerole • hawaii volcanoes national park • Hilo • national park • steam vents

Kilauea Caldera Landscape

Hawaii’s Big Island is home to 11 of the world’s 13 climate zones. Nowhere is this more apparent than traversing the Kilauea caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Precious little lives or grows in the noxious sulfur-dioxide… read more

July 5, 2011 Hawaii Picture of the DayHawaii Pictures • Scenery • Volcano • Hawaii Big IslandHalemaumau • hawaii volcanoes national park • kilauea caldera • national park • sulfur dioxide