This photo really doesn't do the steep incline justice! It was a hard, but fun hike. There's some areas that have about three inches of powdery volcanic ash. Kim kept saying it was "puffy". It was an appropriate term to use! Every time our feet would step down into it, it would almost explode in a tiny billowy cloud of dust. Very fascinating!
The stuff on these branches is called Old Man's Beard. In the background, you can see the bottom of the crater. It's covered in a very dense forest. Another time we go back, we'd like to try to hike down into it. We got to see jets of steam coming out of the sides of the crater. So very interesting!
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