Images from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

January 17 - 26, 2004

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Overlooking the Halema'uma'u crater, active since 1974.

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The volcano seems to breathe. On the right, a naturally occurring abstract in stone.

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I can't decide if Scott chose this volcano as his subject because of it's raw power and beauty, or was it because he wanted to see how I would type
"Pu'u 'O'o", the name of the peak?

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A beautiful coastline viewed from the Ka'aha trail.

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Pu'u 'O'o in the distance on the left. Visitors may hike close enough to see lava... if they dare.
On the right is another view of Halema'uma'u crater, born in 1974.

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A painting of Pu'u 'O'o is what we want to see. Why no photo of it's creation? Could it be that a fast getaway prevented Scott from taking the photo while saving his life from the searing heat of the lava? We may never know the answer...

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Could these photos be evidence of the danger involved in making the painting above? No. They are evidence of man's puny attempts to make a mark on this volcanic landscape. The road may have been the result of much labor and expense, but it's rendered useless in a moment of mother nature's fury. The photo on the right is all that remains of a former five-diamond resort on the slopes of... Oh, nevermind, it's an outhouse.

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