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Wandering around the grounds of our hotel, Carol and I found a nice cove for a self-portrait.
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Carol puts me to shame with this one! She took this picture of the sunset our first night.
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Mauna Kea looms 13,803' over the green, western edge of the island of Hawai'i.
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Hawaiian petroglyphs lined a trail near our hotel.
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A beautiful red hibiscus in the parking lot of all places!
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Carol and I went to a luau and Southern Pacific cultural show on Mondy night.
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The girl dancers in the show
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Chief Leo-Tau (sp?) performs a ritual fire dance.
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Every morning, we awoke to this view from the balcony of our hotel room.
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A field of beautiful wildflowers with Hualalai rising up in the background.
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Mauna Loa dominates the sky above Hawaiian pine trees!?!?
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Partially up Mauna Kea, the cinder cones and sparse plant life make a beautiful desert.
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Driving up above the clouds
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As we drove higher, the red color of the volcanic vents was overtaken by the snow.
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Mauna Loa loomed even larger as we drove higher on Mauna Kea.
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Hualalai is now visibly dwarfed from this vantage point.
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The short, steep hike up Pu'u Wëkiu on Mauna Kea.
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Carol took this picture of me on the way up. Look how the horizon curves!
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Husband and wife near the heiau on top of the tallest mountain on Earth.
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Feet and benchmark
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Carol gets ready to hike back up to the car. I still can't get over snow in Hawai'i!
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The nene is the state bird of Hawai'i. The only one was saw was at the Panewa Zoo.
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Flowers in the zoo
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Us
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The beautifully verdant cliffs of the Waimea Canyon meet the sea.
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Looking up the canyon from the river's mouth.
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More scenery from the black sand beach
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A different perspective from the Waimea beach
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The highest waterfall in the State of Hawai'i lies at the head of Waimea Canyon.
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...and the Sun rose and set. The fourth day.
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Akaka Falls plunges 400+ ft over the cliffs.
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More greenery and yellowery on this gorgeous island
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A beautiful cove on the scenic drive to Hilo
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The same cove as before through the palm fronds
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Talk about stark contrast! The Southwest Rift in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
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Sulfur fumes still rise from the Halemaumau crater.
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Halemaumau was once a liquid lake of lava that has since hardened over.
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Pu'u Uluulu last erupted in the late 70s, but the vegetation hasn't yet begun to recover.
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As night fell, we hiked about 6 mi RT to see the active lava flow coming from Pu'u O'o.
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Pu'u O'o pours its magma into the sea. The State of Hawai'i grows bigger every day!
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Our Christmas card picture!
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Ready for lift-off!
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Sulfuric acid steam is formed where lava meets the ocean at the Ka`ili`ili lava delta.
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The active Prince Kuhio Kalaniana`ole (PKK) flow, originating south of Pu'u O'o.
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More of the PKK lava flow making its way down to the sea.
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This pahoehoe lava was moving quickly down the slope just like a river!
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Just under the surface of Pu'u O'o is liquid hot magma!
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MLK vent on the left with the crater rim of Pu'u O'o behind; the ground surrounding the vent
is around 24 hours old!
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Eruptive sequence from MLK vent (09 Feb 2005 18:00 to 10 Feb 2005 07:38). - USGS
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The helicopter flight was a great time!
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Our last self-portrait on the drive out to the airport.
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Mahalo, Hawai'i!
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