The Kilauea volcano in Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii has been erupting off and on since December 2024. Generally, the volcano fountains for 6 to 12 hours, then pauses for a couple of weeks, then starts again. I get notifications for when it fountains. This was a “third time’s a charm” event. It went off when I was here over the summer, and I drove across the Island to see it. Unfortunately, according to the park ranger, it stopped about 20 minutes before I arrived. Another time it started at night. Not wanting to go in the dark, we decided to get up early and go in the morning. But it had stopped. This time — for episode 38 — we made it.
We went to Devastation Trail and walked about 3/4 of a mile to the viewing spot. We were about a mile away from the eruption and could still feel the heat. We were told that it was fountaining into the air 1200 feet!
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