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superpanjy t1_j5hau2l wrote

Planning a trip to Hawaii in April this year. Really want to see it.

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mjconns OP t1_j5hd74n wrote

Whether or not it's still erupting, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park really is amazing and worth seeing! And, who knows -- maybe lava will still be flowing in April and you can see that, too!

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superpanjy t1_j5hfwne wrote

Went to the big island back in 2015, it was raining and we did not see a thing, just a little orange reflection over the cloud.

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mjconns OP t1_j5hg9s9 wrote

Did you go during the day then? If yes, it makes a huge difference going at night vs. day. We went during the day first and heard about how amazing it was at night, so we made the ~ 2.5 hr roundtrip drive again from our rental... Definitely worth seeing at night!

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_angesaurus t1_j5og2xh wrote

I feel like the drive sounds longer than it feels lol its a cool drive up there. Especially if you go saddle road. The landscape is so neat!

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mjconns OP t1_j5p2tgb wrote

during the day, you're not wrong! but it's kinda brutal at night... windy and dark af!

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_angesaurus t1_j5p3w9k wrote

Oh it was the opposite weather for me lol. Day time steam vent viewing was so windy, it was literally pushing me around. Felt like pele was trying to push me off a cliff! Lol

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_angesaurus t1_j5ofxsy wrote

Do it!! You have to! I was just there this past Thanksgiving (literally the day before the most recent significant eruption which was an experience in itself just driving around the island seeing the red sky all the way from the kona airport) and we went up to volcano park 3x.

First time to view during the day. We walked around a lot and saw the steam vents.

Day 2 we hiked across the big dormant crater that is kind of near the eruption. This doest look like much. But once you're actually THERE, wow this place feels like you are literally walking across mars (minus death heat of the sun)

Day 3 we went to the viewing spot at night. Amazinggggggg. The glow!!! W-O-W

Its honestly hard to describe or photograph with any lense just how amazing it all is. I cant ever find words. I was and stil am, in awe of it all. For me, seeing such amazing natural things like that really put things into perspective. Mother nature is truely amazing and us people are so small with our dumb little every day problems 🙂

Its just... you will never see anything like it. I think everyone should see it at least once in their lifetime.

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superpanjy t1_j5perjy wrote

Thank you for sharing. We will definitely consider going.

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