This is what you see from Saddle Road, the last major road before the ascent up to the summit of Mauna Kea volcano (dormant). Nothing, but desolation. |
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This is (obviously) at the 9000 foot mark up on the mountain. I'm liking the looks of this! |
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Unfortunately, they don't tell you this stuff at the bottom. So here I come 9000 feet up a mountain only to be turned back down for lack of a permit and a 4 wheel drive vehicle. All I could do is look at the tops of clouds (and the summit a mere 4300 feet away!) on the way back down. |
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Akaka Falls
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Volcanoes Nat'l Park
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