An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Looking east at breakouts southwest of point on eastern Banana lava delta. One small lava falls and glow from other entries provide foreground for predawn sky.
The nextfour images are of a person unfamiliar with the danger of the lava delta (bench). Wandering out in the darkness without reading about the danger, he asked a couple of "kids" (his word) where to see lava and they told him where to go, to a spot they had been minutes before. This was the lava delta. The person followed that bad advice and put himself in a position from which four others have never returned. Your photographer spoke with the person afterward. He is probably like many of you or your friends. Ignorant of the danger, he "went for it" without taking the time to learn about where he was going. Please, take that time, heed the warnings, don't go beyond the rope barrier, and don't blindly follow those who might venture onto the delta.
Suddenly a person appears in the view, almost directly above the falls at the very edge of the delta. He didn't stay here long, moving instead a little southwest, perhaps for better perspective.
Lava in collapse pit on top of Amalgamated Bend shield along Mother's Day tube south of Pu`u `O`o. Lava is at shallower depth than it was on previous day (see images for July 23). Note that thin crust on lava pond has no large wrinkle on left-hand surface.
