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Halemaumau Crater
, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii
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To underscore that this volcano is
very
alive, this crater was full of red, molten lava in the late 1800's, and was witnessed and written about by no other than Mark Twain. Barely visible here on the left is a faint rainbow, landing on the far rim.
©2007, Jeffrey L. Cooper
