National Park Pictures

28 pictures.

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  Pipiwai Bamboo Trail

  From the ground up, Maui's Pipiwai Trail meanders through bamboo forests, creating a study in texture and light.

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  Pele’s Lake

  Nothing says "Hawaii" quite like seeing Pele's power and restlessness atop Kilauea volcano in a full lake of lava.

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  HAVO Ginger Blossoms

  Delicate white orchids stand out against a dark background at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO).

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  Steamy Weather at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  Superheated underground water turns into mist and is forced upward by pressure and heat coming from molten rock and hot gasses below Earth's surface at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, creating an ...

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  Incandescent Boundaries

  On the Big Island of Hawaii, we are blessed to see the orange glow of liquid rock bursting forth from lava-filled tubes flowing from summit to sea.

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  Kalapana Lava

  The day the Kalapana viewing area opened in March of 2009, the lava broke out on the surface and cut through the trails they had built for viewing. Viewers were able to get feet from the 2100 ...

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  Flower of Lava, Halema’uma’u

  The Halema'uma'u crater erupts into a burning flower of lava with orange and black petals centered by a bright yellow plume of molten rock.