Eden Burning
“The trail she had chosen was little more than a series of twists and turns and small cairns set out across a piece of Kilauea’s stony side. While the trail could be quite rough, the volcano itself rose very gently, almost secretly, from sea to summit.
As with all of Hawaii’s volcanoes, Kilauea was shaped like a slightly curved battle shield. It was very different from the steep-sided, cone-shaped volcanoes of California, Italy, Mexico, or Japan. Hawaii’s volcanoes were created by gentle, repeated lava flows, especially of the thicker aa lava, which lay like massive, carelessly thrown ropes across the Hawaiian landscape. Chunks of lava that once had floated on liquid rivers of stone like ice floes on the sea now were frozen in place. Jagged edges of aa stuck out like knives, ready to slash any careless hiker.
Not much grew on the part of the trail Nicole and Chase were walking over at the moment. The lava flow was largely pahoehoe. Its smooth, bright surface was easy on hiking shoes, b...ut it broke down into soil very slowly.MoreLess
As with all of Hawaii’s volcanoes, Kilauea was shaped like a slightly curved battle shield. It was very different from the steep-sided, cone-shaped volcanoes of California, Italy, Mexico, or Japan. Hawaii’s volcanoes were created by gentle, repeated lava flows, especially of the thicker aa lava, which lay like massive, carelessly thrown ropes across the Hawaiian landscape. Chunks of lava that once had floated on liquid rivers of stone like ice floes on the sea now were frozen in place. Jagged edges of aa stuck out like knives, ready to slash any careless hiker.
Not much grew on the part of the trail Nicole and Chase were walking over at the moment. The lava flow was largely pahoehoe. Its smooth, bright surface was easy on hiking shoes, b...ut it broke down into soil very slowly.MoreLess
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