#flowing lava

Hawaii Volcano: Hike or Bike Next to Flowing Lava

I was sweating profusely as the black ground crumbled and cracked under my the shoes. A few feet below me, a bright, orange lava river oozed, ready to consume my body if the ashy ground decided to give way. It was thrilling, and maybe a little stupid, but I can say I did it. I hiked on top of flowing lava on an active Hawaii volcano. See Lava Close Up – On the cheap When the lava is flowing on…

Someone is live-streaming the lava flow again.  This is epic ambient environment when the folks on the filming end shut up, then it becomes all insects, the occasional crowing rooster and the hissing, rumbling of the lava.  I’ve read multiple reports that say up-close lava flow sounds like rocks tumbling in a dryer.

Watching the chat accompanying the stream, local opinion seems to be that this is fissure 20.  

Kilauea Volcano Lava River Reaches Hawaiian Ocean

Volcanic lava, which started flowing in May after Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted, has made its way to the sea in a display that is drawing crowds to Volcanoes National Park. Photo: AP