The lava flows from the ongoing Pu'u 'O'o-Kupaianaha eruption of Kilauea Volcano abruptly closed the coastal Chain of Craters highway on November 28, 1986.
From our hike beyond the end of the road, we weren't able to see up close where the lava was flowing. We did see the steam plume where lava was meeting ocean waters, lava breakouts from a telescope viewing vantage, and lots of previous lava flows. We aborted our active volcano exploration after considering the late hour of the day (5 pm), the length of the hike in front of us (2 hours), and the imminent darkness and rain that would make the hike treacherous.
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