tuff – Irreverent Outcrop https://irreverentoutcrop.com Travel stories with mild geo-flavor Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:12:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-logo-temp-01-1-2-32x32.png tuff – Irreverent Outcrop https://irreverentoutcrop.com 32 32 Nā Pali, Lehua Tuff Cone, and the “Forbidden Island” of Ni‘ihau https://irreverentoutcrop.com/na-pali-lehua-niihau/ https://irreverentoutcrop.com/na-pali-lehua-niihau/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:22:56 +0000 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/?p=1190 Read more]]> During our March 2025 trip to Kaua‘i, Hawaii, one unforgettable day stood out: we spent seven hours soaking in the breathtaking vistas of the Nā Pali sea cliffs, the volcanic Lehua tuff cone, and the remote shores of Ni‘ihau – often called the “Forbidden Island”. Magma from the Hawaiian mantle plume hotspot has continuously erupted over the past several million years…

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