DANGER DO NOT ENTER

Kilauea, Halemaumau Crater, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Service ALERT IN EFFECT Date: May 4, 2018  

... Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is evacuating all visitors and non-emergency staff today due to a series of strong and damaging earthquakes that continue to rock Kīlauea Volcano...
... On April 30, the crater within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent on the volcano’s eastern flank collapsed, sending torrents of magma towards lower Puna communities. On May 3, lava erupted out of a fissure in the Leilani Estates neighborhood, which was evacuated by Hawai‘i County Civil Defense...

Pele is making herself known... again... I remember when I first met Her... Walking towards the Crater. Hawai'i clouds moving around... mystique of white and gray... and the Crater... fuming... fenced off with the warning DANGER DO NOT ENTER... cracks and cinder reminding those who know... and those who do not...

Sliding Sands

Keonehe'ehe'e Trail aka Sliding Sands Trail, Haleakala National Park, Maui

Among Cinder Cones. Well worn sandy paths. Humans love this place. And the clouds love it too. This is Haleakala Summit. The dynamics of weathering and eruptions. Rain and Wind, seeming outsiders. And Lava Rocks, the Earth's insiders. Working as Partners.

Haleakala is waking up

Haleakala National Park, Maui

Haleakala. House of the Sun. Hawaiian Legend tells us that chief Maui came Here to force the Sun to slow down and make days longer. If the Legend is true, He succeeded beyond anyone's imagination. The Sun comes early in the day and shoots straight upward, skipping the morning altogether. Stays high up the whole day, until the time to drop down and simply disappear. Perfect Tropics Day.

An Evening with Kilauea

Halema’uma’u Crater, Kilauea, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai’i aka Big Island

Kilauea. Living Volcano. Personifies human passions in Hawaiian Legends. Pele, Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes, lives Here. Charming Lady. Scares to Death.

On the Slopes of Tacoma

Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park

Coming close to the Volcano. Glaciers, Snow, Clouds. They ALL bring Water. The Life abounds. Trees, Flowers, Butterflies… They ALL Love IT Here. The Views of distant Mountains. Bring Wider Context.

When the Time Stops

Tacoma aka Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park

Tacoma is in view all around the Park. Yet, whenever I see IT, I stop. And take a Deep Breath.

Above the Clouds

Hawai’i aka Big Island

On the slopes of Mauna Kea. The day is slowly coming to a close. The clouds are below. I am hovering above.