Surfer's Paradise
7 December 2000 | ||
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| One of Maui's beaches where the surfers hang out..... | ||
Maui Surfers in the Sunshine
7 December 2000 | ||
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| Title says it all.... | ||
Breaking the Waves....
7 December 2000 | ||
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| Another look at the surfers dancing around the breaking waves.... | ||
Julian, P.I.
8 December 2000 | ||
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| Anyone remember the music from Magnum, P.I.? | ||
Wind in the pants
8 December 2000 | ||
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| Me with the wind blowing up my pants on top of the Haleakala Volcano. | ||
SDI....
8 December 2000 | ||
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| Here, up high on the Haleakala mountain/volcano.... this lab had its primary mission in the 80s to investigate Ronald Reagan's Starwars Program.... | ||
Whalewatching.....
8 December 2000 | ||
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| Can you spot the big one? | ||
Maui Rain Forest
9 December 2000 | ||
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| Maui has an amazing variety of landscapes and vegetation... The 10,000 feet high Haleakala mountain keeps all the rain on one side... and keeps the other side dry.... | ||
Maui Colors
22 August 2004 | ||
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| Second stop... Third time I have been here, always on business... | ||
Palm Rainbow
22 August 2004 | ||
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| A look out of my window showed me this... | ||
Haleakala Crater
26 August 2004 | ||
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| After a successful meeting, I rushed up Haleakala again... It was a windy and rainy day... Then things cleared up and I could see the crater... | ||
Star Wars
26 August 2004 | ||
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| 3.5km up over the island are these research labs... | ||
Silversword
26 August 2004 | ||
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| A rare plant that only grows on this volcano.... For the natives bringing back one of its 'swords' or its flowers meant you had climbed the mountain | ||
More crater
26 August 2004 | ||
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| Amazing Volcano Colors | ||
Silversword Close-up
26 August 2004 | ||
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| With the crisp sky as background a nice contrast... | ||
View below....
26 August 2004 | ||
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| To give you an idea how high this is.... 3kms and the distance is almost 20km.... | ||
My ride
26 August 2004 | ||
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| As in the past on Maui, when the weather is bad, they run out of cars with fixed roofs... Upgrade! | ||
Rocks
26 August 2004 | ||
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| Some strange rocks placed there by someone... | ||
Cloud Dragon
26 August 2004 | ||
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| It was moving closer to me... Then like a wall I had to drive into it... And emerged.... | ||
Hole in the Sky
26 August 2004 | ||
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| Looks like lightning | ||
Surfer Mum
26 August 2004 | ||
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| They were actually quite far outside... This was shot with two extenders, so reached 600mm. And the sea was rougher than it looks. Cute picture. | ||
Hey! check her out!
26 August 2004 | ||
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| This guy was so relaxed on the board... Later he was parallel to another guy and stepped over onto his board and the two rode along.... | ||
Surfers waiting
26 August 2004 | ||
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| Against the bright sun.... | ||
Lais
26 August 2004 | ||
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| are made out of these flowers.... | ||
Skin
26 August 2004 | ||
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| Of a Palm Tree.... | ||
Beach
26 August 2004 | ||
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| Like from a picture post card.... | ||
Grill
27 August 2004 | ||
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| At the beach.... | ||
Lone Palm
27 August 2004 | ||
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| Picture Postcard.... | ||
Up in the Sky
27 August 2004 | ||
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| You can see the top of the volcano where I drove up.... 3.5kms up... looks much lower.... | ||
Goodbye Hawaii
27 August 2004 | ||
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| I'll miss these blues.... | ||
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