Pictures from the Big Island

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Here are some pictures from my Trip to Hawaii in 2002. You can click on these images to see the full resolution pictures.

My sister Pat and I flew to Hawaii on 8/8/02

We landed in Hilo on the Big Island.

My sister's friend, Carole picked us up at the airport.

A resident loaned me his bird for this picture.

We took a helicopter ride over the island.

Some lava is erupting from Pu`u `O`o

You can see the lava cooling below.

We went up to Mauna Kea to see the telescopes and the Moon.

The following pictures and map were taken from the USGS Site.

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/

Map shows lava flows erupted during 1983-present activity of Pu`u `O`o and Kupaianaha (see large map). Red colors, both dark and light, denote Mother's Day flow, which began erupting on May 12, 2002. Different shades of red indicate different stages of activity of Mother's Day flow. These different stages are still considered part of Mother's Day flow, because they all come from same tube system near base of Pu`u `O`o.
Most recent--and ongoing--activity has produced two slender, dark red flows, one along western edge of flow field and one slightly farther east. Kohola flow, along western margin, entered sea late on Valentine's Day to form Kohola ocean entry. Lava is slowly widening Kohola flow eastward on March 21. Visitors now can drive to Holei Sea Arch, 1.1 km from Kohola flow, and walk to see flow.

We watched Venus come out as the sun went down. This picture was featured on Earth Science Picture of the Day.

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My sister Pat and I flew to Hawaii on 8/8/02	We landed in Hilo on the Big Island.
My sister's friend, Carole picked us up at the airport.	A resident loaned me his bird for this picture.



We took a helicopter ride over the island.	Some lava is erupting from Pu`u `O`o
You can see the lava cooling below.	We went up to Mauna Kea to see the telescopes and the Moon.




The following pictures and map were taken from the USGS Site. http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/
	Map shows lava flows erupted during 1983-present activity of Pu`u `O`o and Kupaianaha (see large map). Red colors, both dark and light, denote Mother's Day flow, which began erupting on May 12, 2002. Different shades of red indicate different stages of activity of Mother's Day flow. These different stages are still considered part of Mother's Day flow, because they all come from same tube system near base of Pu`u `O`o. Most recent--and ongoing--activity has produced two slender, dark red flows, one along western edge of flow field and one slightly farther east. Kohola flow, along western margin, entered sea late on Valentine's Day to form Kohola ocean entry. Lava is slowly widening Kohola flow eastward on March 21. Visitors now can drive to Holei Sea Arch, 1.1 km from Kohola flow, and walk to see flow.