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Mauna Loa erupting at summit crater - 27/11/22

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When we were there back in February, we spent a night at Volcano House to eliminate the long night drive. Just left most of our stuff at Kings Land and took an overnight bag plus camera gear and tripod. That works well for Kilauea, but wouldn't work for the Mauna Loa location well outside of the National Park.

Not sure if Mauna Loa will still be pumping when we're there in March 2023 - or if the new Saddle Road will still be open by then.
If the lava keeps moving toward the Saddle Road at its current speed, it will reach the road in late December. But it's likely that it may slow down some more or spread out/stall before it gets there, so I think it's anyone's guess. Certainly the experts aren't doing much predicting.

A week ago, the lava was moving so fast that it was only a couple of days from reaching the road, so it's slowing down pretty rapidly. But that could change. I hope the road won't get taken out.
 

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If the lava keeps moving toward the Saddle Road at its current speed, it will reach the road in late December. But it's likely that it may slow down some more or spread out/stall before it gets there, so I think it's anyone's guess. Certainly the experts aren't doing much predicting.

A week ago, the lava was moving so fast that it was only a couple of days from reaching the road, so it's slowing down pretty rapidly. But that could change. I hope the road won't get taken out.
Yeah, the saddle between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa is considerably flatter than the higher elevations, so it naturally slows with less slope. Only time will tell.
 

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I just hope that Mauna Loa’s eruption is still as gentle (for lack of a better word) in time for our arrival in January, and not completely over by then.
 

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The VOG was more noticeable here in Waikoloa and Kailua-Kona today, but thankfully it didn’t seem to affect us. The sky just wasn’t as nice to look at.

We plan to view the lava flow tomorrow or Friday night, so hopefully the air will be a bit better. Then we fly over to Maui on Saturday, so hope the VOG isn’t as noticeable there.

It certainly hasn’t stopped us from enjoying our time here!

Best regards.

Mike
 

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Better news for the Saddle Road.

 

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Someone is going to get seriously hurt and put first responders at risk


and trash left on the mountain:

 

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We drove up there from Waikoloa late this afternoon and stayed for a bit after the sun set. It was very windy today and that continued during our visit. The temperature at 6pm was 50 degrees as we watched from Old Saddle Road. It was busy but overly so. There was also some clouds coming in from the Hilo side carried by the strong wind, so the view became more blocked the further east we drove. It was quite interesting to see even from a distance. We were glad we made the effort as we likely won’t have a chance to experience it again.

Best regards.

Mike
 

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Yup, here now and of course it would be just my luck that both would dry up while I am here. We did manage to see Kilauea have a little steam a few days ago, then they announced the next day it was stopped. I think the eruption at Mauna Loa stopped the same day.
 
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