The Lava Trees of Hawaii

It's eerie to see the lava flowing up close. There was an active volcano on the big island when we were visiting some years back. .. just stood there in awe.

On a strange side note .. There were the two sides of the flowing lava .. one was State Government run, and they made you stay a good distance back to watch the destruction of cars/homes/trees, etc. melting away down to the ocean..
On the other side, Federal Government run ... very lax .. you could walk within 5 feet of the lava!! Thought that was so strange. People around us were saying that the federal government doesn't worry about law suits. :D
 

Thanks for your post on "lava trees". We have spent a lot of time in Hawaii over the years, including visits to the Big Island but I never heard of the lava trees. Your post was a great instruction on this subject.
Thank you
Nuiahi
 

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