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They refer to that as a "trail".
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It's a bit obscured by the clouds, but our ultimate destination is up that mountain somewhere.
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Comfortable rocks are hard to come by.
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Here's a good shot of what they refer to as a "trail". And this is why they expect the hikers to attain about 1mph the whole way.
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This is a lava fence. It keeps the lava at bay. The lava is afraid of the fence like cows and those cattle guard things.
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Again, the ever-so-effective lava fence stops the progress of the molten rock.