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windy sunset
This may just be the windiest spot we have ever been, even including the Catlins in New Zealand. It...
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last sunset
Just time to take one last shot of the sunset before attempting to get back in the car (harder than it...
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lava sunset
Even though it's a sunset, the fact that you're standing on land created from lava flows and close to...
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eric in the sunset
As we drove up the Chain of Craters Road, we we treated to an astonishingly beautiful sunset. This was...
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chain of craters road
My artistic shot for the trip. As the light was fading, we drove up from the end of the Chain of...
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end of the road
The Chain of Craters Road ends here, where a lava flow intersected the road and closed it for the indefinite future.
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looking out into the ocean
Last shot of the pretty cliffs looking out into the ocean. I did a serious retouching in this photo that I'm curious if anyone notices.
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cliffs and clouds
One of my favorite shots from this location, with the sandy beach in the foreground, the pretty...
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pretty cliffs
The cliffes were this beautiful brown/orange color. They looked like sandstone, but it was almost more...
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eric at south point
Here's Eric near the southernmost point in the US. Perhaps we can also go to the northernmost point someday if he finds some warmer clothes.
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beach at south point
Somewhere in this frame (I think) is the southernmost point in the US.
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shore at south point
The beaches were a pretty mix of this tan, very soft sandstone-like goof along with the usual dark lava rocks and off-white rock formations as well.
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all blacks were here
Even in remote locations in Hawaii, you run into All Blacks fans.
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eric and the boat launch area
Here's Eric walking around near the boat launches at south point, smiling as usual.
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south point boat launch
There were some decrepit, but sort of pretty boat ramps down near the south tip of the island. While...
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tiny plant life
There was some really beautiful tiny plant life growing out of the lava and due to the high rainfall, some lichen as well.
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steam rising
Midway back on the left was a large protrusion out of the crater floor that was steaming quite nicely,...
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ferns in the lava
Due to the tremendous amount of rainfall and fog, there were lots of seemingly unlikely plants poking...
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