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On the drive in HVNP to the ocean to see the lava vent ... this looked amazing. Of course, this was before we spent four days hiking across that crap. It lost its appeal pretty quickly.
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More of this supposedly amazing scenery.
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The picture doesn't really do it justice. It took about fifteen minutes, but I ran down to the bottom and put a quarter down there so that you could get some feel for the size.
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That doesn't look like Mauna Loa or Mauna Kea ... so, call it what you'd like.
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A lava field with the guilty volcano in the background.
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Near the horizon you can see where the lava has poured out into the ocean.