We drove down Chain of Craters road to the ocean. In the travel book I had, it said that the climate would change considerably from the visitor's center (cool and wet) to the ocean (hot and sunny). And it was spot on. We were not really dressed for the 'lower' portion of the park where it was 85° and full sun. But we still walked a part of the way on the gravel road toward Kamokuna, where the lava is entering the ocean.
It's even hotter when you are surrounded by black lava, absorbing the heat and reflecting it.
The sea cliffs and some choppy waters
The different lava flows and the various colors from different flows is pretty awesome!
Kamokuna in the distance. It was an 11 mile round trip hike, and we weren't really prepared to do that at mid day.
The road down - it took about 30 minutes to wind down the cliff and then to cross the lava flats to the ocean.
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