Descending to the Volcano's Edge September 30, 2002

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Travel story: Descending to the Volcano's Edge September 30, 2002

To get down to the current Kilauea lava flow, you take Chain of Craters Road. This long, winding drive down the southern slopes of the Kilauea Volcano took us past many newer lava flows. Eruptions from 1969 to 1974 buried 12 miles of this road in lava up to 300 feet deep. Channels have been cut through some of these lava banks to allow the road to pass.



Lava flows in 1988 again covered parts of the road. In some areas, the road was re-cut through the lava, and in other... More