Orchid in the forest near lava trees park.


















lava tree. these were created when lava flowed through a forest, surrounding and solidifying around the trees. the remaining lava moved on, leaving these monuments to the trees that once lived there.



lava swirl, in the 1991 Puna area lava flow.















This 1991 lava flow is already breaking up and providing a foothold for coconuts that the locals have planted.


The Painted Church.