{"id":7031,"date":"2014-12-16T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/?p=7031"},"modified":"2019-11-13T08:56:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T15:56:45","slug":"volcanoes-national-park-kipukapuaulu-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/volcanoes-national-park-kipukapuaulu-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcanoes National Park &#8211; Kipukapuaulu Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kipukapuaulu Trail is an easy 1.2 mile hike through the &#8220;Bird Park&#8221; portion of Volcanoes National Park.\u00a0 It is an area of older vegetation surrounded by more recent lava flows from Mauna Loa. I was surprised at the trailhead signage stating that 2-3 hours were required to hike this tiny trail, but once I got started down the path I realized why; you hike very, very slowly because of the volume of worthy of photographing. While I did not time my own hike, it was coming close to a 2-hour hike when I finished up, and worth it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1252.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1252-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1252\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1252-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1252-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1252.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.van-tramp.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_1281.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7037\" 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