This field is smokin' hot! Our Fields of Hawaii Series gets hot and steamy today with a look at Hawaii’s fields of steam. You’ll find these surprising landscape of steam vents at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. (See my tips for visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park .) You’ll see them dotted throughout the park. The steam vents shown in these photos are just east of the visitor’s center off Crater Rim Drive. The steam comes from cracks in the rock and ground of the Kilauea Caldera. Rainwater seeps through the ground and is heated by rocks which carry heat from the liquid rock below. The heated water then rises through the cracks to condense in the chilled air. Watching the earth steam is a surreal scene and a reminder that that you are standing on an active volcano! Steam wafts up from the ground in one of many vents in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park This post is part of our ongoing series looking at the expected and unexpected fields that make Hawaii unique. Other posts in this series are: Fields of Greens (Highlights Hawaii’s top-notch golf courses.) Pineapple Fields Sugar Cane Fields Rock Garden of the Gods Lava Fields Coffee Fields © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .
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Wed, Aug 4, 2010
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