Hawaii

Sunrise, Flying, and the Road to Hana

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This was a hell of a day. We woke at 3am and left at 3:30am, arriving at Haleaekala an hour and a half later, driving up a winding mountain road in the dark. We were rewarded with a great looking sunrise.

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The crater.

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A group shot at the top.

After the sunrise, we drove down the hill and then back up a different section of hill and had a great flight from Ferns launch.

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This is at 8:45am. The clouds come in super quick in the morning,such that you have to arrive at 7:30 (when it goes anabatic) to get a flight in.

After our flight we drove around the road to Hana. We stopped at a lava tube just outside of Hana.

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A skylight in the lava tube.
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Melissa has a certain glow about her.
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This one is for Sean. A sign posted in the tube.
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There was a maze outside, we found a tree in the center.
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Black sand beach along the road to Hana.
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Found a cool spider and web. This was a hard shot to get, as everything nearby was so chaotic of a background that it drowned out the web.
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We found a semi-hidden waterfall and relaxed for a bit.

We were out for 14 hours, driving for a good chunk of it. When we got home, the sun went down shortly after and Miranda and I ran out to watch it head out.

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