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Lava Tree Molds

TIME : 2016/2/18 12:29:31

Near the start of Mauna Loa Rd, there's a turnoff to some neglected lava tree molds, deep tube-like apertures formed when lava flows engulfed the rainforest and hardened around the waterlogged trees instead of burning them upon contact. As the trees disintegrated, they left deep holes where the trunks once stood.