From the Volcano House, this is a view of the steaming bluffs to the west. We walked over to them, but the wind was so strong the view was better from here.
This is a field of A'a lava. It was deposited in 1973, still looks like a moonscape in black. There are just little trees growing in it. The wind up here was 40 mph+.
Jennifer taking in the view from our room.
We drove down to the west side of the active lava flow. We walked out to the shore and looked at the waves crashing into the cliffs. As you can see, the cliffs get under-cut. Eventually all this will fall into the sea. In the vistor's center, they showed us a 25 acre section that fell off in one night. Several people every year disappear into the sea. One of the locals told me that the rangers find rental cars that are overdue on a regular basis. They never find the people. It is kept very quiet so it doesn't scare off visitors.
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