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If you don`t have a good head for heights but nonetheless like the idea of standing on a high mountain, then this is the place to come. Having done the relatively short distance from your hire-car to the summit of Mauna Loa, you could then playfully spar with someone who had climbed Evererst but not Mauno Loa and say, "I`ve been on a much bigger mountain than you have!" This would literally be true because Mauna Loa rises an incredible 17,000 metres (56,000 feet) from the sea-bed. The fact that it does so at no greater an angle than 3 to 6 degrees testifies to the enormous bulk of this mountain and to the staggering amount of molten lava spewed up by the restless Earth beneath your feet. |
Summit observatory on Mauna Kea |
Summit observatory on Mauna Kea |
Volcanic craters on Mauna Kea |
Haleakala Crater, Maui |
Silversword, Haleakala Crater, Maui |
Mokuaweoweo Crater, Mauna Loa |
At Waimea Park, Oahu |
Kahuna Falls, Akaka Falls State Park |
Wailua Falls, Kauai |
On beach at Kauai Sands Hotel |
Cliffs at Na Pali Coast, Kauai |
Taken at Koko Head Crater, Oahu |
Na Pali Cliffs from Kalalau Lookout |
Diving show at Waimea Falls, Oahu |
At Koko Crater, Oahu |
Diving show at Waimea Falls, Oahu |
White Star at Koko Crater, Oahu |
Diving show at Waimea Falls, Oahu |
Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu |
At Waimea Falls State Park, Oahu |
At Kauai Sands Beach |
Koko Head Crater, Oahu |
Kane`ohe Bay, Oahu |
Ropy lava on slopes of Mauna Loa |
