Saturday, December 9. 2006
Lava Lava Everywhere
On Friday we drove to Volcano National Park. The park is quite a contrast between cool fern covered rainforest and hot wind blasted lava fields. We drove around Crater Rim Drive and then drove down Chain of Craters Road to the end.
Halemauma'u Crater---A boiling lava lake during the 19th century and described by Mark Twain as "the fiery pits of hell."
Halemauma'u Crater---A boiling lava lake during the 19th century and described by Mark Twain as "the fiery pits of hell." Steam Vents
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Wednesday, December 6. 2006
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau
Honaunau Bay was a place of residence for the royal chiefs of Hawaii. Part of Honaunau Bay was the Pu'uhonua, which was a place of refuge for those who had broken taboos, laws, or declined to fight in the chieftain's wars. Any lawbreaker reaching the Pu'uhonua could not be touched or punished.
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Tuesday, December 5. 2006
Waterfalls, Flora and Fauna
We spent our first weekend in Hawaii indoors... because of two days of rain. On Monday, we headed out the door early to Hilo which is located on the rainy side of the Island. Hilo is known for waterfalls, tropical gardens and the University of Hawaii.
Photographs from the World Botanical Gardens and Umauma Falls.
Photographs from the World Botanical Gardens and Umauma Falls.
UMAUMA FALLS
RAIN FOREST
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Thursday, November 30. 2006
Aloha from 13,976 ft
I am taking a break from boring and contentious subjects like politics. Instead I will be posting my boring and not so contentious vacation pictures from Hawaii, the Big Island.
Today we headed for the top of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii and home to quite a few telescopes. To get to the top is quite an adventure. First you have to drive past a military firing range on a road that has been chewed up by jeeps and then you have to dodge invisible cows.
We stopped at the Visitors' Center (9,000 ft) to get accustomed to the higher altitude, and then up we went.
As you can see the area is very desolate but the sky is clear and perfect for viewing objects in deep space. The summit of Mauna Kea is 13,976 ft and you start to feel the effects of less oxygen the moment you start to walk around.
The photograph is of the Keck I and Keck II telescopes and the Suburu telescope.
Today we headed for the top of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii and home to quite a few telescopes. To get to the top is quite an adventure. First you have to drive past a military firing range on a road that has been chewed up by jeeps and then you have to dodge invisible cows.
We stopped at the Visitors' Center (9,000 ft) to get accustomed to the higher altitude, and then up we went.
As you can see the area is very desolate but the sky is clear and perfect for viewing objects in deep space. The summit of Mauna Kea is 13,976 ft and you start to feel the effects of less oxygen the moment you start to walk around.
The photograph is of the Keck I and Keck II telescopes and the Suburu telescope.
Friday, May 12. 2006
Friday Photo
What are you doing at the computer on a Friday?
Go out...play, party or chase the birds.
Thursday, March 2. 2006
Happy Anniversary
Here's a picture from our 1998 honeymoon. It was taken on the island of St. Vincent.This is St. Mary's church...built by a mad monk from the local volcanic rock.
It's eight years, and I still haven't organized or printed my digital pictures. However as a happily married geek to another geek...well we should get it done before the
format is obsolete.
Saturday, February 25. 2006
Sunset
I spent some of Saturday morning working on the blog and editing links from earlier posts. Here is one of our great sunsets!
