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| Yep, it's a waterfall..... |
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| Actually, quite a beautiful waterfall, we didn't want to pay the fees to walk down and see it up close. |
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| We stopped at a pretty scenic view of Hilo and the bay out front, this side of the Island is really green and like a tropical jungle. Would've like to spend more time here....... |
This tree was in the scenic pull out parking lot, amazing1
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| The Saddle Road goes up 6,700 feet and this mountain is even higher at an elevation of 13,796. It's the biggest mountain in the world. Mauna Kea. |
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| We got a little closer and I tried to capture the top with the Onizuka Center of International Astronomy, but liked the photo shot.....so..... |
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| here is the observatory. The drive is a challenge and some rental car companies won't let you take your car up there. Also, because of the elevation, you have to be very healthy to go up!! |
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| The rest of the road is sparse, but there are many interesting ferns, lichens, etc. growing on the lava rock. |
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| Some more of the plant life at 6,700 feet! |
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| This road has about 15 miles left to repair, it's a good highway otherwise, but not someplace you want to be after dark. There is a huge military training area on the left-very dangerous and you are not allowed to stop unless it's an emergency. The sky was nice, but it was chilly and windy up here....perhaps in the 60's:) |
