18 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We arrived the evening of January 18. We first landed in Honolulu after about nine hours nonstop from Atlanta. Carole was feeling motion sick, so she was less than excited about hopping on anotherMeer informatie
19 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The morning of our first day we took a drive through the Puna district of the Big Island. Its a more remote, relatively untraveled area with a lot of beautiful scenery. We saw a hot spring pond and aMeer informatie
19 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We continued our drive through the Puna district on to the Red Road and Kalapana.
19 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We booked a tour with Arnott's Lodge to drive up to the summit of Mauna Kea. The first stop was Rainbow Falls. As you can see, the falls were beautiful and the banyan tree was the biggest banyan we'dMeer informatie
Verenigde StatenHawaiiHawaii CountyPu‘ukalepeamoa19°45’29” N 155°27’19” W
19 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
On the way up to the summit of Mauna Kea we had to stop at the visitor center to slowly acclimate to the elevation before going to the summit. Saw some interesting silversword plants there and watchedMeer informatie
Verenigde StatenHawaiiHawaii CountyPu‘uwēkiu19°49’3” N 155°28’8” W
19 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We drove up the winding road to the summit and waited for the sun to set at the top of Mauna Kea. About a dozen massive telescopes line the summit as the location, atmosphere and elevation make it aMeer informatie
Verenigde StatenHawaiiHawaii CountyPu‘uwēkiu19°49’3” N 155°28’8” W
19 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
These are more pics at the summit...incredible sunset view above the clouds...we could also see the mountain on Maui in the distance. The coats we're wearing were provided by the tour company and weMeer informatie
Verenigde StatenHawaiiHawaii CountyVolcanoSteaming Bluff19°25’51” N 155°16’4” W
20 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
On Friday, we got up early and headed for Volcano National Park. We got there before the visitor center opened so we headed to the lava tube first. A short walk from the Visitors Center there wereMeer informatie
20 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Kīlauea is a currently active shield volcano, and the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi. It is the clearly the highlight of Volcano National Park and JaggarMeer informatie
20 januari 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Chain of Craters Road is a 19-mile/30-km winding paved road through the East Rift and coastal area of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We saw lava for miles and miles along this road. A longMeer informatie
