点评:This road is consistently listed in the top 20 scenic drives within the NPS. It is a beautiful drive that takes you from the volcanoes of the park to the ocean. One of the things you don't immediately get when you are at Kilauea is its elevation, but the crater is almost 4,000 feet above sea level. However, at the crater, the jungle vegetation and gradual slope mean you don't notice the elevation.
The road connects a series of craters that have served as past eruption sites over the last 70 years. However, it is not until you pass the craters and the vegetation that surrounds them that you come to the lava flows and see the most amazing vistas in the park. Here you realize the scenic beauty that makes this a top drive in the NPS, and it continues all the way down to the ocean.
I strongly encourage you to make the entire drive to the ocean as it is a different but equally beautiful drive all the way to the ocean. The second reason is to see the Holei Sea Arch which is a short hike from the oceanfront terminus of the road. The road originally made a circle to exit the park and return you to the main road to Hilo and the airport. However, in 1983, Pu'U'O'O crater erupted and flowed lava to the sea and covered the road.
The day we visited there was continuous series of clouds and rain rolling in from the ocean that made the scenery even better and producing rainbows. However, rain or shine this is a beautiful drive that reminds you America's National Parks are some of the most beautiful places on earth. Here is one of those places that you can drive to see.
翻译:这条公路一直位列国家公园管理局 (NPS) 评选的 20 条最佳风景公路之列。它风景优美,带您从公园的火山一路开到海边。基拉韦厄火山的海拔高度可能一开始并不明显,但实际上火山口海拔接近 4000 英尺(约 1200 米)。不过,在火山口附近,茂密的丛林植被和缓坡让您感觉不到海拔的升高。
这条公路连接着一系列火山口,这些火山口在过去 70 年中都曾发生过喷发。然而,只有当您穿过火山口及其周围的植被后,才会看到熔岩流,并欣赏到公园中最令人叹为观止的景色。在这里,您才能真正领略到这条公路为何能成为 NPS 的顶级公路之一,而这条公路也一直延伸到海边。
我强烈建议您沿着这条公路一路开到海边,因为这是一条截然不同但同样美丽的路线。第二个原因是去看看霍雷海拱,从公路的尽头——海滨——步行一小段路即可到达。这条路原本是一个环形,可以绕出公园,然后回到通往希洛和机场的主干道。然而,1983年,普乌奥奥火山口喷发,熔岩流入大海,覆盖了这条路。
我们去的那天,云雾缭绕,雨水从海面滚滚而来,让景色更加迷人,还出现了彩虹。不过,无论晴雨,这都是一段美丽的自驾之旅,它会让你想起美国的国家公园是地球上最美丽的地方之一。这里就是你可以驱车前往的景点之一。