Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii - August 28, 2006

Stop at the Halema'uma'u Overlook along Crater Rim Drive.


More danger. [1744x1308]

Up close with Halema'uma'u. [3488x2616]

A small vent sending out those toxic gases. [1744x1308]

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Another vent. [Closer]

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A very large crater inside an even larger crater. [3488x2616]

Lots of sulfur down in one end. [1744x1308]

Rock slides that look a lot like the walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to me. [3488x2616]

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Closer view of those sulfur deposits. [Closer]

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Steam vents along a crack in the crater's edge. [Closer]
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