Kilauea Iki Crater

The Kilauea Iki is a smaller crater located near the main summit caldera (crater) of Kilauea. In 1959, the volcano erupted and a lava lake formed here.  Even today, the ground is hot in some areas, and rainwater the seeps into cracks and makes contact with the hot rocks below the surface, and steam is emitted from the vents.
The main caldera is closed because of high sulfur dioxide level in the air, but the Kilauea Iki is open for hiking.

View of the crater from the top. The line across the middle is the hiking trail.

Closeup of the crater floor with hikers

The crater floor from about halfway down the crater wall.

The view from the bottom

Ohia trees are one of the first plants to grow in the lava as it starts to be crack and break up

The crater wall are covered by thick rain forest

Crater floor

Diana enjoying the steam from a vent

It's just as good as a sauna

On our way back. The white lines on the ground are sulfur deposits.