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Where (and how) you gonna go when the volcano flows?

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The 1887 lava flow erupted from Mauna Loa's Southwest Rift Zone crossed the government road (about a 1,000 feet south of today's Highway 11), traveling 14 km (9 mi) in less than 9 hours. Photo by J.J. Williams, courtesy of National Park Service.