Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: March 8 & 9, 2025
This 2.6-mile trail began just south of the Volcano House and continued west across the Kilauea Caldera and crater. Near the Volcano house, the trail was thick with trees, plants, beautiful flowers and shade. Occasional openings gave us views of the distant steaming volcano crater. A mile into the hike we began passing many steam vents, first small ones and then large ones. The trail opened up a bit and we had better and closer views of the steaming, boiling crater. We still had to be alert for earth cracks and the cliffs, but it still was an enjoyable hike. Little did we know that in two days the volcano would erupt and shoot lava 400 to 500 feet into the air for about 12 hours (Photo#6).
