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Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 10

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Part ten! I’ve rarely had ten posts in a month, much less in a series. And this is the 13th post this month, making it my busiest blogging month ever. The evidence is clear – I really need a new job. So there we were , a few dozen yards beyond the visitor center on […]

Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 9

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Thursday on the Big Island was a big day: we were heading to the top of Mauna Kea, a whisker below 14,000′ elevation. First, we apparently needed another vehicle. Almost all of the car rental companies specifically list in their contracts that you may not drive on Saddle Road, which roughly cuts across the center […]

Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 8.5

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Time for the second photo gallery, before its size really gets out of hand. This series will finally be drawing to a close next week, after a few more posts and the final gallery. Mahalo!

Hawaii, the Big Island – Part 8

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Amazing color of a South Point Wave After the long drive, we’d finally reached the start of South Point Road. With all of the stops along the way, it had taken us nearly 3½ hours to cover the 90 miles to get there. It was clear now that not only was Green Sand Beach not […]