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National Park Mystery Photo 40: Sure Is Bright

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 21, 2011 - 2:30am

Dazzling color, but what is it?

Bright it is, but what is the source of its glow? Solve that question, and you just might figure out what national park Mystery Photo is.

But to correctly answer this mystery, we need to know not just what the image is of, but where it was taken. Stumped? Check back tomorrow for the answer.

Comments

Submitted by MRC (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 4:12am.

Looks like a lava tube, most likely at Hawaii Volcano NP.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 21, 2011 - 5:20am.

Congratulations to MRC, who was the first to nail this one.

Submitted by Aron (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 6:32am.

That looks like part of a lava flow, which would put it at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 21, 2011 - 6:50am.

Aron also got it right. That makes two.

Submitted by Lee Dalton on December 21, 2011 - 8:07am.

A "window" in a lava flow at Hawaii Volcanoes.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 21, 2011 - 8:26am.

Lee Dalton has checked in with the correct answer too. The tally moves to three.

Submitted by Caprice Kutz (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 8:52am.

Lava at Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 21, 2011 - 9:09am.

Caprice Kutz ID-ed the photo, providing an apt descriptor and a "close enough" name for the park in which the photo was taken. That's four so far.

Submitted by Ilex_Opaca on December 21, 2011 - 9:49am.

I usually don't get these, but I'm going to guess it's a lava tube at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park? Maybe on Kilauea? The material surrounding that hole looks just like a lava flow.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 21, 2011 - 9:50am.

Good going, RangerLady. That makes five.

Submitted by William McCluskey (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 10:09am.

It's a lava pool. Where? Well that's a little harder to tell, I would guess it's at Hawai'i Volcanoes

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 21, 2011 - 11:03am.

William McClusjy has submitted a guess that dances around the correct answer. Heck, we're feeling charitable, so let's count it. That makes six.

Submitted by ed-123 (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 1:07pm.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 21, 2011 - 1:20pm.

Add ed-123 to those who have correctly identified the location of the image. One demerit, though, for not identifying the image specifically;-)

Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 1:41pm.

Hawaii's Volcanic National Park.

Submitted by Steve B (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 1:56pm.

A lava skylight from the Kilauea lava flow in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii near Hilo

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 21, 2011 - 2:08pm.

Two more correct answers, from anonymous and Steve B, who really nailed it and raises our speculation that he's a local!

The full details will be provided tomorrow.

Submitted by Eric (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 3:07pm.

A collapsed lava tube (skylight) at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Submitted by dave (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 3:41pm.

vent or a fissure? volcanoes national park. probably kilauea?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 21, 2011 - 5:22pm.

Congrats to Eric, who knows what it is and where, and to Dave, who has a pretty accurate guess.

Submitted by tomp2 on December 21, 2011 - 5:55pm.

So no wrong guesses yet? How about a lava tube at HAVO?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 21, 2011 - 6:03pm.

Tomp2 got it, but we hid his answer to give others a shot.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 7:04pm.

Lava from Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Submitted by Blackfeet Dreamer on December 21, 2011 - 8:05pm.

Looks like a "skylight" in Hawaii Volcanoes NP. Probably from a lava tube flow from Pu'U'Oh'O'.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on December 21, 2011 - 8:15pm.

I think it's looking down into a lava tube at the lava flowing inside. Taken at Hawaii Volcanos National Park.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 22, 2011 - 5:08am.

Anon 8:14, Blackfeet Dreamer, and Anon 9:15 also ID-ed the photo.