Road Closed by junge1

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jul 06, 2008

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These signs near Punaluu Black Sand Beach Park were closing off highway 11. After Kilauea began to erupt in 1983 lava flow from the eruptions crossed the highway at this point and it became impossible to completely drive around the Island of Hawaii. Behind the signs one can see solidified lave, a destroyed car, burned and partially buried in this lave. While we were walking over this solid lava the soles of our shoes were getting warm. There was lava flowing below the surface and occasionally we could see steam erupting about one half mile away to the right when some lava reached the coast and dropped into the ocean. This picture was taken in May 1987 and later scanned. Thank you for viewing and commenting on my previous uploads and a special 'Thank you' to those that may have added some of these uploads to their favorites, Sig...

Comments (26)

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Richardphotos

10:51AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

I would love to see such a thing but would be hesitant with the dangers lurking

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flora-crassella

11:03AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

...und wieder eine sehr interessante Geschichte zu einem Foto! Gute Arbeit!

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tallpindo

11:19AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

A natural event that engineering has yet to approach for control. When your infrastructure melts like wax it gets tough.

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SapUS59

11:29AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

almost tempting to go past that sign, excellent shot Sig.

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junge1

11:32AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

We did Rich. That's why the soles of our shoes got warm. Walking past these signs was OK, you just couldn't drive past!

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annie5

11:42AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Sure i would not go there Sig..great shot! :)

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rawdodb

11:49AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Great shot!!!!!!!!

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virginiese

11:55AM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Very interesting informations and great shot. I can easily imagine the damages caused by hot lava.

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thelamb

12:00PM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Great shot, you are brave especially knowing what was flowing under your feet!! xx

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jeroni

12:00PM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Excellent shot, fantastic details and beautiful light

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Fidelity2

12:08PM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Your image is perfect. 5+.

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beachzz

12:08PM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Mother Nature rules~~~and Pele has the last word~~you and Sharky, always going past the signs to see what lies beyond!!

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sharky_

12:24PM | Sun, 06 July 2008

I wish I was into photography at the time you were down there but at the time, I had a fishing pole and a cooler to go along with it. The beach destroyed was one of Hawaii's most famous beaches. It is now only harden lava and not a trace that a beach was there. Only in the year 2004 I got interested in a camera because of punaguy and walked this area many times. To bad I missed you when you were down here....... Nice shot .. Aloha

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JeffG7BRJ

12:34PM | Sun, 06 July 2008

Exciting photography Sig, it reminds me of when I used to work on a farm, the manure pile used to bake a hard crust on top and if you were light and fast you could run across it quite easy. One of the new lads saw us doing it and gave it a try. I would hate to go through lava crust the same way as he did the manure crust, the end result in both would be pretty shitty. We had to hose him down. Roflmao just remembering it. I think I would have been drawn to explore just as you did Sig, signs are usually erected to be ignored. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!

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