Ranger Led Hike Visits Napau Crater

10/14/2009

(Volcano, HI – October 13, 2009)

Hawai‘i Volcanoes Institute presents the guided “Napau Trail Hike” on Saturday, October 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

“The public is invited to join Park Ranger Adrian Boone on a rigorous interpretive hike on the Napau and Na‘ulu trails,” says Institute Coordinator Brian Lux. “This 12-mile hiking trip traverses pahoehoe and ‘a‘a lava flows, passes through dense rainforest, and includes a gradual 1,200 foot elevation loss. Along the way, hear how ‘ohi‘a forests turned to lava trees, gaze into gaping Makaopuhi and Napau craters, and see fuming Pu‘u ‘O‘o vent in the distance.”

Proper footwear and the physical stamina to walk 12 miles carrying a day pack are requirements for this hike, which is rated moderate to strenuous. Participants depart from the Mauna Ulu parking area and return to the Kealakomo parking area. A shuttle vehicle is available for drivers.

Adrian Boone is a Park Ranger in the Interpretive Division of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, where he has worked for approximately 5 years. Originally from Maui, he graduated from the University of Hawai‘i-Hilo with B.S. in Tropical Horticulture.

“Napau Trail Hike” is presented by the Hawai‘i Volcanoes Institute, a program of the Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, a non-profit organization. Program cost is $45, which includes a mid-morning snack. A special discounted rate of $10 is available for full-time students with ID. To register, please call 985-7373 or visit www.fhvnp.org.

This seminar is supported in part by a grant from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s County Project Enrichment Program.

Julie Mitchell
Administrative Assistant
Friends of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
Hawai’i Volcanoes Institute
(808) 985-7373
PO Box 653
Volcano, HI 96785
admin@fhvnp.org

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