Did you know that the highest mountain of Hawaii, the Mauna Kea, was more than 4,000m high (4,207m exactly, 13,803ft)? You can actually climb to the top and stare at the most fantastic sunset of your life, high above the clouds. And that’s just one of the many things you can enjoy on Big Island, the only island of Hawaii with active volcanoes!
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Smoke from the Kilauea
The crater of the Kilauea
The road winding throught ancient lava fields on the Kilauea
A big part of the South coast of Big Island consists of tall cliffs of solidified lava: a really pretty sight!
The fantastic Holei sea arch, a natural masterpiece!
Lava fields from the Kilauea
Solified lava from the Kilauea
It looks soft but it is really hard; the melted lava solidified very quickly to get this aspect
In the middle of solidified lava fields
This one got serious surviving skills!
The lava erupting from the Kilauea reaching the ocean
If you look very carefully, you can see a red spot on the picture: this is the melted lava.
One of the many side craters from the Kilauea (here the Hiiaka crater)
The entrance of Thurston lava tube
Inside the Thurston lava tube
Tree roots growing throught the ceiling of Thurston lava tube
The road leading to the top of the Mauna Kea
Craters on the summit of the Mauna Kea
Some of the many telescopes on top of the Mauna Kea
One of the telescopes on top of the Mauna Kea
Sunset on top of the Mauna Kea
A sea of clouds at sunset: the fabulous view from the top of the Mauna Kea
Sunset on a telescope on top of the Mauna Kea
Sunset above the clouds, Mauna Kea
Sunset on top of the Mauna Kea
Sunset on top of the Mauna Kea
Stargazing on the Mauna Kea; the green light is a laser pointing at the stars. Can you see the Scorpio constellation?
Here’s the Scorpio!
The Milky Way seen from the Mauna Kea
Stargazing on the Mauna Kea. Tthe brightest point in the middle is actually a galaxy: Andromeda.
Driving through Big Island…
