Big Island Trip part 1

While Kristen was here in November, she, Kat and I took a quick trip to the Big Island. We left before sunrise on Monday and came back after dark on Tuesday. Let me tell you, we packed in the sightseeing during those two days and we only saw about 1/4 of the island. We stayed in Volcanos National Park in a cute little cabin. The top left picture is of one of the many craters of Kilauea, which is still erupting (but not at this site.) The top right picture was taken at the end of "chain of craters" road where lava ran across in 2003. We hiked about another 1/4 mile from this spot over the black lava rock to a spot where we could see the red lava entering the ocean. We timed it so we would be there as the sun went down. It was an experience of a lifetime! The bottom left picture shows the red parts that we saw. Believe me, it was much more spectacular in person! The last picture is of a black sand beach where we stopped along our travels to eat our lunch.