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The volcano area is a serious rain
forest of 200 " a year with a 4,000' Elevation.
A Big Island must see, you may need: good hiking shoes, warm
clothes, raincoat & flashlight.
Park Service: 808-985-6000
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oing south from "South
Point" you will run right through the beautiful little towns
of Waiohinu and Naalehu, (Becky's B&B) is in Naalehu. Keep
your eyes open for old restored churches and a little of the old
way oflife. Check out the old theater bulletin board for the
local events in Naalehu, you can't miss it. Also you can find gas
here but the town sidewalks roll up when the chickens go to bed.
On to Volcano...
Mark Twain at the Kilauea Volcano,
1866:
"Shortly the crater came into view. I have seen Vesuvius
since, but it was a meretoy, a child's volcano, a soup kettle,
compared to this...Here was a yawning pit uponwhose floor the
armies of Russia could camp, and have room to spare."
When you plan to see the volcano, and most do, you might want to consider the following:
The volcano area is a serious rain forest of 150 -200 inches a year
and the elevation is right at 4,000'. It can be most beautiful but it can also
be cold, foggy, windy and raining like you wouldn't believe. Be sure to bring
along good hiking shoes, raincoat (or an emergency big garbage bag), flashlights,
warm clothes and perhaps a change. The National Park Service will help you with
general park information as well as volcano eruption information by calling
808-985-6000 or by linking to their website, http://www.nps.gov/havo/.
Call one of the local
businesses or the weather service in planing your day at the
volcano.
The best time to see the active volcano is after dark.
The road down to the volcano on the chain of craters road takes
nearly an hour and the walk across the lava fields to the viewing
site takes about 20 minutes. You will need flashlights to be
allowed on the trail by the Forestry Service.
You will find many
B&Bs and Inn's around the Volcano area. Kilauea Lodge, Volcano Country Cottages and
the Country Goose are three of the finest. It takes
roughly 5 hours to drive around the Big Island. Some folks stay in
a dryer area like Kona and then drive the Island in a day, see
the sights and finish up at the Volcano and either spend the night
at Volcano or drive back to Kona in the evening, about a 3 hr.
drive.
However you do it, no trip to the Big Island is complete without a trip to the Volcano.
