Re: Lava Tubes



Alvin E. Toda wrote:
> In today's Star-Bulletin, an interesting article about
> lava tubes...
>
> http://starbulletin.com/2005/11/06/travel/story01.html

That article was in the Trib yesterday as well.

> I've heard stories on the Big Island and Maui of people
> out hiking and falling into these tubes. IIRC they say
> that you should walk downhill to get out if you fall
> in. But this is the first story, I've heard, of people
> actually visiting these caves.

Thurston Lava tube in the Volcanoes National Park
is a well known tourist (and other people) attraction.
Kaumana Cave is a county park. Kazumura Cave
(the longest known lava tube) is famous in at least
some circles. (We've been told that we have a skylight
to it on our Puna land. I know our neighbors do, I've
seen that one.)
The caves are blocked in some places to keep people
from walking through them. Somebody told me that if
you go down Kaumana Cave you end up in somebody's
back yard. I don't think you'll find many people here
who have any interest in lava tubes who haven't been
in one (including some people, like me, who don't
have any particular interest in being below ground
for any reason).

Maren
Tropical seeds - Job's Tears Jewelry - Plants & Lilikoi
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/~maren/palms_etc/

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Lava Tubes
    ... >>> about lava tubes... ... >>> people out hiking and falling into these tubes. ... >> Kaumana Cave is a county park. ... >> told me that if you go down Kaumana Cave you end up ...
    (soc.culture.hawaii)
  • Re: Lava Tubes
    ... But this is the first story, I've heard, of people actually visiting these caves. ... I don't think I would like strenuous climbing that was described in the article to explore these lava tubes. ... Somebody told me that if you go down Kaumana Cave you end up in somebody's back yard. ...
    (soc.culture.hawaii)
  • Re: NPP nits [ Was: Lucky]
    ... tubes unnavigable.) ... experience to navigating through thick mud? ... And some lava types are extremely hot it doesn't just burn you it would burn everything you are carrying as well. ... Water works, it doesn't come from below and doesn't fill caverns, but lava would fill any dungeon. ...
    (rec.games.roguelike.angband)