Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: March 9, 2025
At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, we hiked Devastation Trail on the east rim of the Kilauea Volcano Crater. So named, because of the lava destruction from the 1974 eruption. We had to be careful due to sinkholes, small craters, steam vents and earth cracks. Still, you could see in the sinkholes and volcanic rock, signs of life growing again (Photos #2, #3, #4) – green plants and beautiful wildflowers. After 1.6 miles and a 125-foot descent, we connected with the Bryon Ledge Trail for a mile or so and the devastation became a thriving jungle forest (Photo#5, #6) . Crossing the trail was a Hawaiian pheasant. On the cliff edge we could see the large crater and the smouldering Kilauea Volcano which erupted two days later.
