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The Road to Hana tour we took during our last trip to Maui was so much fun! One of the stops was at Oheo Gulch, where we hiked down to the coastline. It was an easy hike and the view was worth it!
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No matter how many times we’ve been to the island of Kauai, one of our must-see attractions has always been Spouting Horn. It’s one of those magnificent natural experiences all visitors should see. If you’re a believer that many myths are often grounded in reality, then you must wonder if perhaps there really is a dragon trapped down under those rocks, still moaning after all these years.
This ginger plant was right outside our livingroom window at our condo on Kauai
Several years ago, the Pineapple Dump received a huge facelift. The view, however, remained the same - fabulous.
The Pineapple Dump on Kaua‘i is where past, present, and future meet.
Gray skies with the trades blowing at Lydgate Park
Aloha, Kaua‘i, we do miss you so much!
Shortly after sunrise at Lydgate Park on Kauai during our trip
This Hawaiian ginger was growing in the yard of the house we rented on the Big Island near Hilo. While visited a ginger seller on Maui, we learned that you can crush the leaves and they emit a heavenly scent. The great thing is you can do that as often as you like!
During our little back country tour, we came across this stream. What a peaceful place!
Getting late in the day, but we couldn't wait for sunset and had to leave the north side of the Big Island...
During our drive up the coast of the Big Island, guess what we found? A waterfall! No big surprise on this side of the island.
The Jacaranda inn was such a fun place to stay in the Parker Ranch area.
At the Parker Ranch visitor center, lush green is everywhere...
Lots of "vog" in the air in Kona this time — vog is from the volcano spewing gas
The grounds are immaculate
On this particular evening, we’d walked into Lāhainā from our condo for dinner and we were on our way back when we caught this sunset at the Lahaina harbor.
The Ke‘Anae Peninsula is a great stop on a Road to Hana tour. Fab views!
This photo on the Road to Hana was captured by my cousin Sharon, who was on her first trip to Hawai‘i!
Lahaina at sunset. A magnificent view in a nearly perfect location. The only problem is all the tourists!
Lāhainā sunset
At the end of a long hard day of doing not much, it was nice to take a walk along the harbor in Honolulu. Sunset was, as usual, fabulous. What a great time of day. Taken during our 2017 trip to Left Coast Crime in Honolulu.
Waikiki creates a stunning skyline early in the morning at Kahanamoku Beach.
I couldn't resist the chance to get this shot. With the sun just up, the shadows were still long and the light just perfect!
This life-sized whale hangs in mid air at Bishop Museum. This mockup give a great perpective of how big these guys are.
This felt like the right shot at the right moment. At ‘Iolani Palace, as we were waiting for our tour to start.
During our tour of ‘‘Iolani Palace, we went into this room where chairs were lined up and ready for dignitaries.
This turtle at Byodo-In Temple seemed very interested by the camera.
Serenity hangs in the air at Byodo-In Temple. Lush grounds are everywhere.
Traveling through lava fields creates a dramatic impression, as does this Kilauea steam vent. On the Big Island, there are miles and miles of nothing but devastation. Where the event occurred well in the past, there will be some signs of life, but at the very least, it takes decades for a lava flow to revegetate.
Here’s a sobering statistic from the National Park Service website about what has happened on the Big Island. “Since 1983, about 500 acres of new land has been added to the island. In addition to 181 homes, the Wahaula visitors center, the Royal Gardens Community Center, the Mauna Kea Congregational Church, and the Kalapana Drive-in have been destroyed.”
On the road to Volcanoes National Park, there are plenty of photo ops like this one!
The exit to Thurston Lava Tube approaches. The stairs lead back to the pathway, which takes you through a rain forest filled with greenery.
Everyone loves a good splash so here's one from the shore at Lapahoehoe on the Big Island.
What do you do when lava covers your land? Try for a good price! By Brocken Inaglory (Own work) CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Taken from the resort where we stayed in Kona, this sunset was amazing in color, but for some reason, B&W seemed like the right way to go.
Two macaws at Mauna Kea Resort on the Big Island
Along the Mamalaloa Highway looking toward Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa Road Except for the uphill parts, a perfect place to run a marathon