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| Thomas on Islands | profile | all galleries >> == Flying Hawaii == >> Lava at Sunset, Flight Hilo to Kilauea, Jan. 2007 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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Flight to Kilau`ea at Sunset, Jan. 2007 Jan. 2007 was a very wet month on Hawaii's windward side. It just would not stop to rain. After a few aborted attempts we finally took off for an evening flight to better see the glow of lava in the declining light. After our takeoff we flew first north along Hamakua Coast to spot the Akaka falls. Low clouds kept our hopes low, but finally we found a break in the clouds and we were able to see these magnificent falls from above. Afterwards we followed the shoreline from Hilo to Kilauea. Since the shoreline was on our right, I remained on the right sit in this flight. From Hilo I made my so far only takeoff from the right sit. We saw some nice lava flow. However the summit of Pu'u O'o Vent, the current center of eruption, was shrouded in clouds, and so we never saw it from above. We returned to the shoreline to see some spectacular glow at dusk and returned to Hilo in the dark. |
 C4110 At HTO |
 C4113 Lava on a Stick |
 N1603 Our pilot |
 N1606 Around Hilo, Hamakua Coast |
 C4139 Akaka Falls |
 N1610 Akaka Falls |
 C4143 Hamakua Coast |
 N1613 Joy of flying |
 N1614 Hamakua Coast |
 N1615 Hamakua Coast |
 C4145 Hilo |
 N1618 Our Hotel in Hilo |
 N1619 Peninsula around Banyan Drive and Coconut Island |
 C4149 On the left Reeds Bay and Harbor |
 C4152 Hilo Airport and Harbor |
 C4154 Hilo is the main Harbor on Hawaii |
 n1625 Puna District |
 C4157 Weather behind us... |
 N1630 Puna |
 N1632 Puna |
 N1634 Puna |
 N1641 Around Cape Kumukahi |
 N1644 Lower Puna |
 N1647 Lava and Sunset |
 N1651 Puna District |
 N1655 At the mercy of Pele... |
 N1656 New Homes Project, Really? |
 N1658 New Kaimu Beach |
 C4180 Arriving at Kilauea |
 N1659 We hope these are reaserch stations, not stubborn people |
 N1668 Around former Kalapana Town |
 C4182 Shooting with an open window |
 N1666 Kilauea: This is it as of Jan. 2007 |
 C4187 Making new Land |
 N1671 A few tubes lead lava for miles toward Ocean |
 N1683 Brand new land |
 C4234 Making new Land |
 N1768 The "best glow" as we found it |
 N1702 End of the "Chain of Craters Road" |
 N1718 Collapsed peninsula |
 N1722 Glowing spot and Black Sand Beach you cannot be on |
 N1743 Opening to a lava tube |
 C4261 Climb out to 5000' |
 N1776 People walking lava fields |
 N1791 Slopes of Pu'u O'o, hundreds of red spots |
 N1807 Vast Kau Desert |
 N1820 Marginal VFR |
 N1816 Distant Mauna Loa |
 C4280 Distant Mauna Kea |
 C4285 Where is the vent? |
 N1817 Less sun light, more lava glow |
 N1832 Along slopes of Pu'u O'o |
 N1839 Back to shoreline, spot Coast Guard chopper |
 N1844 Glow at dusk |
 N1879 Our night landing in Hilo |
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