Volcano Watch Big Island
With the recent reports on the big Kohala Coast earth quake still in the minds of Big Island residents and Big Island visitors to the 2006 Ironman Triathlon, the connection from the earthquake to our active Big Island volcanoes is easily made.
We figured some basic information on volcanic activity in the past and present cannot hurt, especially since a visit to our Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on everybody’s agenda, however short their stay on our island. Besides a Mauna Kea Summit adventure, visiting a live volcano on the Big Island is one of the most fascinating experiences.
Have you ever sat outside on a warm summer evening and gazed up at the moon wondering what it was like for the astronauts to land there and walk around? I have and I tell you except that there is no atmosphere on the moon, parts of Volcanoes National Park remind me of pictures I’ve seen from the moon. It’s eerie driving around the Park, seeing all the desolation of recent lava flows, yet the beauty of new life sprouting from cracks in the lava and seeing up close new land being formed from ongoing lava flows.
One can easily spend a day or two exploring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, so if you are staying on the sunny Kohala Coast take a couple days and rent a beautiful Volcano Vacation Rental. We gathered useful park information for our Kohala Coast visitors including a short history of the park, safety tips, information on helicopter flights over an actice volcano, link to daily lava flow update and lots of photos. Enjoy the fireworks of nature. Listen to the Park Rangers and read the signs, and you will be safe plus have an experience of a lifetime!
Will be back soon with more from the Kohala Coast. Aloha, Pua Kohala Coast Vacation Guide
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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After a long day exploring and hiking at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, rather than driving hours back to Kona...come, linger and soak in an outdoor hot tub located at the Volcano Vacation Cottage; surrounded by enormous hapu'u tree ferns. Stay, and enjoy this unique, exotic rain-forest. In the evening sit by a cozy warm fireplace. Nights have been clear this winter in Volcano, and oh the stars are out at night. Last, but not least you may return to see the Volcano, the most spectacular experience of a lifetime. Aloha to you all, from Karen Floyd
Oops, now I told Big Island visitors about our wonderful vacation cottage when visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and got you all excited but forgot to mention our contact information.
For more information and photos on our Volcano Vacation Cottage (2Bd/2Ba + Jaccuzzi!), please, click my name in the top of this blog comment. As of today, we still have a vacancy 12/11 - 12/20/06. Make you Big Island visit special with a stay at our Volcano vacation cottage. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Aloha, Karen 808-985-8856
You can find Karen's Volcano Vacation Cottage here
http://www.cyberrentals.com/USA/Hawaii/Big-Island/vacation-cottage-Volcano/p117437.htm
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