This is from the Long Dark.

I freaking hate that Vog. It’s making my eyes itch and I’m all the way over on Oahu

I live there... Well, a few minutes from there. And yes, it's as beautiful as pictured, especially this time of year.

Yes!

I visited during monsoon season (August) just to experience it. Downtown has an awesome crepes place, there are several museums like the Ice Museum and the one at the university. You can take a train to Anchorage the goes by Denali IIRC, and you can drive or take a tour bus up to the arctic circle marker. There are a fair number of bars. There’s a military base somewhere in the area based on the number of uniforms I saw in the airport.

Steamed hams!

My family is planning a trip there now! Going in early august. Uvita is on the list :D

another good reason to retire there

Amazing!

I guarantee you at least 75% of the Aurora borealis posts here mention it in the last year.

Always fun seeing pictures of my hometown here in this group. Keep up the good work.

Is it mandatory that someone makes this post everytime lol

Anyways I’m off to get some steamed hams

No restrictions in general; some viewing sections are closed and where you can walk/view is clearly outlined.

The most notable thing was how hazy the western side of the island was. If the irruption is still going, you won’t get very good stargazing at night. Which I was kinda disappointed about. But the lava made up for it!

If it is still flowing 100% and go at night. Visit the NP during the day also, but see the lava at night. It’s significantly more stunning.

Dust!

It's also one of the top comment on any photo with northern lights on reddit.

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when I went there last fall, it wasn't like that. groups of 5-10 with a guide, and they space them out far enough that your group has a whole section of the canyon to youtselves. it started as a covid policy, but they kept it because it's great for photo taking and the like. I actually quite like that they do it that way, crowds ruin the experience for me.

Somebody stole my flip flops on this beach! It was a wild night.

I wish my wife wasn't a teacher, we always have to go these awesome places when all the amateurs go.

You were the chosen one!!

yes, you have to pay to go there, and they pack in way too many people at once.
you pretty much walk through the canyon as if you were queuing to get in there.

it is also good that they it this way, it lets a lot more people experience it first hand. the wave for example is the complete opposite.

Calming to look at

I was there exactly one month before this eruption started and like a few days after the other eruption started dying down. I saw the tiniest small hint of a glow of lava. The timing of my trip was awful for lava reasons, but great for everything else.

The best season, where there's few tourists and all the roads are open to private vehicles. I miss this place. Thanks for the share.

This is extra good.