I watched as the magma found its way down the side of Kilauea to the sea igniting trees like match sticks. The flight gave me a sense of the scale and power but I felt removed, not a part of it. I wanted to be closer.

On my second visit I received permission from the Park Service to walk across the Kalapana Field escorted by a park ranger. This time I could feel the heat of the magma just below my feet. We hiked across the crusted lava field created by the cooled magma. There was still magma flowing in tunnels, lots of it.

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