A closeup of some of the sulfur crystals deposited by this volcanic process.
Another shot of the sulfur deposits coloring the cliff walls.
A slightly closer view of the entire caldera. This caldera was filled with a fiery sea of molten lava until 1924.
Zoomed in, you can see steam rising from cracks in the earth, and sulfur deposits in some places.
Talk about a spunky fern.
Julia, standing out over the edge of desolation.
Steam and gasses rising from the ground, and lit by the harsh sun.
White and yellow sulfur deposits stain the dark lava.
Looking right down into the caldera.
Cinder cones rise in many places from the blasted landscape.
The forces of destruction and rebirth vie for control of this landscape.
An edge, where one lava flow stopped and hardened, and an older flow beneath.
The path leading to "Devastation Trail", where an eruption in 1959 laid waste to the surrounding forest of 'ohi'a trees.
A Kalij pheasant. This is one fearless bird...he walked right up to me on the trail.
A charred skeleton of a tree, standing in defiance.
More shattered remnants of trees.