Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: March 10, 2025
A light rain fell as we hiked this one-mile trail through a green rain forest to the five-hundred-year-old Thurston Lava Tube. The tube was created by a river of 2,000-degree lava. The Hawaiian name, Nahuku, possibly refers to the lava drippings that once hung from the ceiling. The lava tube was 600 feet long and we used flashlights although some lighting was erected in the tube. After exiting the lava tube, we continued on the trail through the rain forest and back to the parking lot. I saw this colorful gecko (Photo#5) on a footbridge along the trail.
