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Gallery · 2008–2016

From the Lava Guides archive.

Lava flows, the volcano park, the coast and the forest — photographed on tours and scouting trips across Hawaiʻi Island.

  • Molten lobes of pāhoehoe lava glowing at night
    Pāhoehoe breakout · June 2008
  • A narrow river of lava running through darkness
    Night flow · December 2009
  • A bright lava channel cutting across a dark flow
    Lava channel · December 2009
  • A glowing ribbon of lava winding over black rock
    Lava channel · December 2009
  • Lava spilling in bright streams down a dark face
    Lava falls · December 2009
  • Many thin streams of lava pouring down a slope at night
    Lava falls · December 2009
  • A swollen lobe of molten lava glowing white-hot at the center
    Molten lobe · November 2012
  • Pink and violet clouds over a dark lava field at sunset
    Sunset over the flow field · December 2012
  • Lava entering the ocean at sunset beneath storm clouds
    Ocean entry at sunset · December 2012
  • A lava stream disappearing into thick white steam
    Into the steam · December 2012
  • A curl of glowing pāhoehoe lava in the dark
    Night breakout · December 2012
  • A thin orange line of lava along the edge of a grey flow
    Christmas Day flow · 2012
  • A slow tongue of lava crusting over in daylight
    Christmas Day flow · 2012
  • Sun rays over a lava field with a glowing breakout below
    Golden hour · January 2013
  • The sun setting behind a small lava breakout on a rough flow
    Sunset breakout · January 2013
  • A thick lobe of lava glowing orange and yellow
    Fresh lobe · January 2013
  • Bright lava channels on a dark lava field at dusk
    Dusk flow · January 2013
  • A glowing lava flow at twilight under a darkening sky
    Twilight flow · January 2013
  • A glowing, crackled lobe of molten lava in the dark
    Molten heart · July 2016
  • Ropy pāhoehoe lava glowing orange in the dark
    Ropy pāhoehoe · July 2016
  • Streams of glowing lava against black rock at night
    Lava streams · July 2016
  • Steam rising from Halemaʻumaʻu crater inside Kīlauea caldera
    Halemaʻumaʻu · April 2016
  • Kīlauea caldera seen through trees and ferns on the crater rim
    Through the trees · April 2016
  • A trail line crossing a wide crater floor below forested walls
    Crater floor · April 2016
  • A fern-lined opening in the ground beside a path
    Fern-lined crack · April 2016
  • Old lava flows running down to the ocean under a big sky
    Flows to the sea · April 2016
  • A wide field of cracked grey lava under pale clouds
    Flow field · April 2016
  • Swirled and ropy textures across a field of old pāhoehoe
    Pāhoehoe field · April 2016
  • Black lava rock ending at a deep blue ocean
    Where lava meets ocean · April 2016
  • Black lava sea cliffs above deep blue surf
    Sea cliffs · April 2016
  • A river mouth opening into a steep green valley
    Valley mouth · February 2016
  • A calm river framed by overhanging branches
    River bend · February 2016
  • Looking down into a green valley from a jungle overlook
    Valley overlook · February 2016
  • A hiker resting on smooth boulders beside the ocean
    Boulder beach · February 2016
  • A bleached driftwood branch on rocks under trees
    Driftwood · January 2016
  • Rounded stones on a beach below a green sea cliff
    Stone beach · March 2016
  • Dark storm clouds over waves breaking on a boulder shore
    Storm light · March 2016
  • A small cove between green cliffs with surf rolling in
    Hidden cove · March 2016
  • White water exploding against a lava shoreline
    Big surf · August 2016
  • Heavy surf breaking along a jungle-lined lava coastline
    Storm surf · August 2016
  • A person sitting on a lava cliff above crashing waves
    Watching the swell · August 2016
  • A lava tree mold standing among forest trees
    Lava Tree State Park · March 2016
  • A dark tunnel of tall bamboo
    Bamboo · February 2016
  • A rocky streambed edged by tall grass and trees
    Dry streambed · February 2016
  • A small spiny spider in the middle of its web
    Spiny spider · February 2016
  • Bright tropical leaves crowding a forest floor
    Understory · March 2016
  • A hiker crossing a shallow rocky stream in the forest
    Stream crossing · March 2016
  • Hikers walking between tall twisting trees
    On the trail · March 2016
  • A huge tree draped in aerial roots
    Hanging roots · March 2016
  • Twisting roots of a large tree spreading over the ground
    Roots · March 2016
  • Moss-covered stones in late-afternoon forest light
    Mossy stones · March 2016
  • Two hikers boiling water at a campsite in the forest
    Camp · March 2016
  • A dense tangle of branches and ferns
    Green tangle · March 2016

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