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thebeast
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Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« on: Jul 27th, 2006, 8:14am » |
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I spent 12 days in America's 50th state. Most call it The Big Island but it's name is Hawaii. Kind of confusing because that is the name of the state. When I got there I learned lots of things were confusing. All the streets pretty much sound the same to me. Anyway I took over 1000 pics that I am still sorting through. I had a great time and learned a lot. I even managed to have a few adventures. Some were scarey but all were fun. Anyway as you know every picture tells a story. 
Waterfalls
This is Pe'epe'e Falls. The whole family went swimming in this one. It is a little hike from the road and to get real close to the falls...it is about a 50 yard swim plus a bunch of rock climbing. But the clear fresh water is very cool and worth the trouble. Also this water fall and Rainbow falls below, are near the city Hilo, which is on the east side and it rains a lot over there and the mosquitos are real bad. Good to have insect repellent with you but it dont do any good when you swim.
This is Rainbow Falls. It is said that King Kamehameha I, the greatest Hawaiian King burried the bones of his father in the cave below this waterfall. This is kind of a public area waterfall so no swimming here...to many people around.
Akaka falls. This a 420 foot drop on this one. If you have a rope you can get real close to this one. Or you can hike about 4 miles upstream. I chose just to take some pictures here.
Hi'lawe Falls in Waipio Valley on the north side of the island. This is over a 1000 foot drop. A few days later I hiked closer to it and swam in the stream below it. This is also called the Valley of Kings.
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #1 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 9:41am » |
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Wow, wow, yay! These are just so amazing, Joel. I can't wait to see more and more.
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #2 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 2:27pm » |
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Oh wow Joel those are fantastic shots you got there! What are the names of these wonderful waterfalls?
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okasantina
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #3 on: Jul 27th, 2006, 9:23pm » |
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SO theres the pics!! nice shot Joel...howcome u have two threads opened eh?  got so excited posting i think eh
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thebeast
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #4 on: Jul 28th, 2006, 1:51am » |
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on Jul 27th, 2006, 9:23pm, okasantina wrote:| SO theres the pics!! nice shot Joel...howcome u have two threads opened eh? got so excited posting i think eh |
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Well I wouldnt say excited..just dumb because I dont know what I am doing
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #5 on: Jul 28th, 2006, 1:56am » |
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volcanoes and flowing lava
The first place I stopped at when we got to Hawaii's Volcano National Park was the information station. I asked the park ranger....Wheres da lava? He said follow Chain of Craters road for about 40 miles all the way to the Pacific Ocean. More on that later. This is Kilauea Caldera. It is a volcano. This used to be filled with lava a long time ago. I sent my brothers wife and my niece out to the edge just to give everyone an idea how gigantic this hole in the ground is. Kilauea is the youngest and southeastern most volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was once thought to be a part of the Volcano Mauna Loa..but it is proven to have its own seperate lava plumbing system. Somewhere under this hole in the ground there is lava flowing out to the Pacific Ocean. The American author, Mark Twain' came here in the late 1800's and saw this same hole filled with hot lava. Now that would be something I would want to see.
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #6 on: Jul 28th, 2006, 3:03am » |
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on Jul 28th, 2006, 1:51am, thebeast wrote:
Well I wouldnt say excited..of course I would like to share them with everyone. I just have a lot a pictures and I felt it needed a thread of its own...plus it is easier to post on a new thread...but no worries I have plenty of pics to post in the other thread as well.
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I'm going to delete the other thread of the same subject as this one, to avoid confusion whatsoever and where to post or view the pics lol
Post away! 
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #7 on: Jul 28th, 2006, 8:23am » |
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MORE VOLCANOES AND LAVA FLOWING
I think this is a hot spot on the other side of Kilauea Caldera.
This is an intersting picture. It is the newest lava flow from back in 2003. You can see how its green with vegitation on one side and then the black hardened lava.
I thought this was funny. When you are driving down Chain of Craters Rd., you see all kinds of funny stuff. They said there is a school bus and a few cars sticking out of the lava around there somewhere...I looked but couldnt find it.
Well this is the end of Chain of Craters Rd. Kind of looks like King Kong just took a crap in the road...doesnt it? Every time the Goddess Pele feels the urge to erupt and the flow heads in this direction...they have to make a new road through the hardnened lava. There are lots of roads under all this lava. Kilauea Caldera is considered the most active volcano in the world to some. It has been producing lava and making the isand larger every year. Steady lava flows since January 3, 1983. It is an earth making machine. If you look to the upper right in this pic you can see the smoke looking fumes that is caused by the hot lava pouring into the pacific ocean and it is really making land.
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #8 on: Jul 28th, 2006, 8:54am » |
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volcanoes and flowing lava
Here is a beter pic of the smoke from this lava. I am debating, while taking this pic, if I want to get closer. The Hot Zone is about another 2 mile hike on top of this hardened lava. I researched the volcanoes before I made the trip. They said the best time to view lava flowing into the ocean is when it is dark. I left my flashlight back in the Jeep I rented which is about a 2 mile walk back on the paved road. I knew if i wanted to do it I had to time it so it wouldnt be so dark..but if I didnt I am sure I could walk back with someone else who did have one. Walking on this hard lava isnt exactly easy though and at dark it would be a bitch. Anyway I decided to hang around here with relatives and take more pics for about another hour then head off closer to DA Lava.
This was amazing to me. You can feel the ground underneath u getting hotter and hotter the closer you got to the hot zone. This is pretty fresh lava here about 15 yards from the hot zone. I am not sure if it is flowing or not..if it is it is awful slow because I stood there an waited for a few minutes to see it move but it didnt....but I do know its hot and it stinks real bad. My feet feel hot now and I am sweating at this point. The temperature is very high here.
This is the hot zone. It is as close as they let you get to it. You cant really see this in the light. I was lucky because there was hardly any wind anymore..I did read that when it gets darker on the island the wind tends to die down. I seen some dudes that were probably park rangers going closer and they had masks on. These fumes that are produced are not exactly good for your lungs...I didnt want to get any closer anyway. There were about 13 other people there with me. We all had the same expression on our faces. I stood their in awe for like 10 minutes not even taking pics and just looking at it. There is not many places you can go now days where the earth beneath your feet is younger than yourself. 
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Re: Adventures on The Big Island called Hawaii
« Reply #9 on: Jul 28th, 2006, 1:51pm » |
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on Jul 28th, 2006, 8:54am, thebeast wrote:volcanoes and flowing lava
Here is a beter pic of the smoke from this lava. I am debating, while taking this pic, if I want to get closer. The Hot Zone is about another 2 mile hike on top of this hardened lava. I researched the volcanoes before I made the trip. They said the best time to view lava flowing into the ocean is when it is dark. I left my flashlight back in the Jeep I rented which is about a 2 mile walk back on the paved road. I knew if i wanted to do it I had to time it so it wouldnt be so dark..but if I didnt I am sure I could walk back with someone else who did have one. Walking on this hard lava isnt exactly easy though and at dark it would be a bitch. Anyway I decided to hang around here with relatives and take more pics for about another hour then head off closer to DA Lava.
This was amazing to me. You can feel the ground underneath u getting hotter and hotter the closer you got to the hot zone. This is pretty fresh lava here about 15 yards from the hot zone. I am not sure if it is flowing or not..if it is it is awful slow because I stood there an waited for a few minutes to see it move but it didnt....but I do know its hot and it stinks real bad. My feet feel hot now and I am sweating at this point. The temperature is very high here.
This is the hot zone. It is as close as they let you get to it. You cant really see this in the light. I was lucky because there was hardly any wind anymore..I did read that when it gets darker on the island the wind tends to die down. I seen some dudes that were probably park rangers going closer and they had masks on. These fumes that are produced are not exactly good for your lungs...I didnt want to get any closer anyway. There were about 13 other people there with me. We all had the same expression on our faces. I stood their in awe for like 10 minutes not even taking pics and just looking at it. There is not many places you can go now days where the earth beneath your feet is younger than yourself. |
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WOW! great pictures Joel.....thats amazing really! wish i could try that eh more more plzzz
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