Jack Thompson's House Gone by sharky_

Photography • Landscape • posted on Mar 07, 2012

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Took a hike yesterday from Hawaii National Park thru the harsh lava terrain 5.5 miles one way in the dark early morning. It took 3 hours so I was a little late. Above where the white smoke is was "Jack Thompson’s" House.....now gone. He was evacuated March 2 Friday while lava was within a 100 ft. from his back door. He had live there in Royal Gardens subdivision for about 30 years. He is a legend in Hawaii. Sad to see his house gone. Aloha and thank you for viewing... "Video News of Jack Thompson"

Comments (31)

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JohnDelaquiox

10:08AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

wow that is a fantastic capture

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durleybeachbum

10:15AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

How appaling it must be to lose your home!

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FractalFactor

10:23AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Thanks for the update. It's a shame in many ways, but as Jack said, it's also a relief.

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jayfar

10:35AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Read a piece in the newspaper about this about 3 days ago and I thought then that maybe you would post a pic Sharky.

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mgtcs

10:44AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Marvelous capture my friend, It is a shame indeed, excellent atmosphere!

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sharky_

10:47AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Some of us...photographers kept away at an emotional time while others wants news for their profits. There were several people before this who's homes had burned down from the lava had kicked out these photographers from their property to prevented filming them at an emotional time. Aloha

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Isabelle711

11:02AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Amazing capture, but very sad news. I hope this finds Jack ok as far as health, and anyone else that lived near here. :) Thank you for the update my friend. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))

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Feliciti

11:44AM | Wed, 07 March 2012

sad he lost her home !! but great capture of this nature play!!

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T.Rex

12:25PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

I admire your daring in photographing these lava flows and eruptions. Thanks for giving us these photos - good work. Keep safe, and keep up the good work. :-)

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BIPOLARTWO

1:47PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Read about this and it was such a shame-Nice to see a decent image of what is happening although a sad event

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0rest4wicked

1:54PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Heart breaking no doubt, but this is life coexisting with a hot spot just beneath you!

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kbrog

3:50PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Yeah I saw some coverage of this on the TV news monday. Great capture! :)

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alanizkm

6:09PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

awesome photo!! I bet it was hot from where you were..

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jocko500

8:05PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

sorry to hear this. hope he got most his stuff out first. as the lava here look like is moves slow.

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MagikUnicorn

8:24PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

B E A U T Y

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blinkings

11:48PM | Wed, 07 March 2012

Sad news. How does insurance go with regards to lava obliteration?

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bimm3d

1:08AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

sad story, wonderful photo!!

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sharky_

1:30AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

@blinkings...For those who had insurance...lucky. For those with no insurance...sad! I'm pretty sure that its very difficult to get home owners insurance in that area now days. Thanks for asking. Aloha

West_coaster07

1:49AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

Nicely done!!

whaleman

2:07AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

Sorry that Jack lost his place! It was on our news in Canada as well.

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dakotabluemoon

7:06AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

So sad to see this happening but here where i live we either have floods or tornado's that wipe us out.

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bmac62

9:08AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

Fascinating Errol...watched the video and your photo puts it all in proper perspective.

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Fidelity2

10:37AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

Cool. Very cool. I thank you very much for this one. I hope to see more from you. 5+!

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Debwhosmiles

11:59AM | Thu, 08 March 2012

Perseverance and stubbornness probably kept him there so long along with love. He had an awesome view from his home. Now he can go on to the next chapter in his life knowing he did his best. Thanks for your update, that's quite a hike, plenty of time for reflection to and fro, eh?

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