Today we did a morning hike again in Volcanoes National Park. This one was a bit more aggressive and took about four hours…whew! It was an interesting hike and, as usual, the sights were beautiful!

 

There were steam vents everywhere.

We ended the hike going through the sulfur fields – a bit smelly, but filled with steam vents and striking colors. The sulfur comes up with the steam through the vents and is deposited on the rocks. It paints a vibrant picture.

We grabbed lunch in the tiny town of Volcano and then headed for the Punaluu Black Sand Beach 

to spend the afternoon wading in the tidepools,

watching the sea turtles

   

and communing with nature.

 

After barbequing dinner at the beach,

 we headed back to Volcanoes National Park for a night look at the lava flow from the observation area at the Jagger Museum.  There were about a million stars and the red glowing lava in the distance made it a pretty spectacular sight. A great end to another great day.