Description
Kalapana, Big Island volcano eruption in 2017 flowed through a lava tube all the way to the shoreline cliffs and into the ocean. I had to bike 5 miles to get to the designated viewing area. The best time to view lava is at night! I learned of a bicycle rental company who emails you the combination for the bike lock the night before giving me the opportunity to get the bike before they open early in the morning. I got to the bike at 3 am and began riding in the dark toward the lava flow. After about 4 miles, I got over the crest of a hill and saw the lava glow for the first time! I was immediately overwhelmed with how immense it appeared! Remembering that the viewing area is still a mile away from the lava, I continued on, in amazement of how powerful a sight I was biking toward. This capture is from a small peninsula, looking out over the ocean at this lava “firehose.”
