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[Ron]

River crossing too! My lovely wife pictured. the water was really cold but refreshing on the legs. you can see how clear it was.

 

[Uncle-A]

for sure, some of those pics were taken from the hike along the coast. That was pretty wild, steep rocky up/down but incredible! We had torrential rain on the way back, water cascading down the trail. It was really fun though.

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Did you get any of that red clay on you? I was told it is difficult to get off, and they use it to dye tee shirts.

 

[Ron]

Did you get any of that red clay on you? I was told it is difficult to get off, and they use it to dye tee shirts.

OOH yes! However, we were so drenched that the clay got watered down! We were in shorts so our legs were red though. I washed our shoes out as soon as we got home and it all came out. At home when it rains, the temps drop and you freeze but it was warm so you didn't mind walking in the rain. It was like being a little kid playing in the puddles. Ironically, the red clay can be "kauai Ice" but once the rain came down it washed off the layer of algae (or whatever slime it is) you had better traction. Its just like skiing though COM over your arches and match pitch with upper body and you won't slip .

 

[Uncle-A]

OOH yes! However, we were so drenched that the clay got watered down! We were in shorts so our legs were red though. I washed our shoes out as soon as we got home and it all came out. At home when it rains, the temps drop and you freeze but it was warm so you didn't mind walking in the rain. It was like being a little kid playing in the puddles. Ironically, the red clay can be "kauai Ice" but once the rain came down it washed off the layer of algae (or whatever slime it is) you had better traction. Its just like skiing though COM over your arches and match pitch with upper body and you won't slip .

When were there we rented a car and was told that if we brought it back with the red clay they would charge us extra for cleaning.

 

[Bad Bob]

@Ron did you guys make it as far as the caves? Used to be an ad hoc hippie commune back in the day. Historically they had quite a past too.

 

[Ron]

When were there we rented a car and was told that if we brought it back with the red clay they would charge us extra for cleaning.

I could see that! There's also the issue with tourists driving on roads that they shouldn't be on with a regular car (just like in CO). Hawaii is also notorious for their charges when renting cars.

@Ron did you guys make it as far as the caves? Used to be an ad hoc hippie commune back in the day. Historically they had quite a past too.

We only did the 4 mile hike, We weren't sure of the weather for the 8, which is to the waterfall. they tell you to allow 8 hours for that hike and 4 hours for the 4 mile hike. it took us 2.5 hours for the 4 so we could have done it but, next time.

Not sure about the caves, there are caves everywhere! the beach we hiked to did have a really cool one but you couldn't live in it. the tide was coming in and it wasnt safe to go Inside.

 

[fasteddie]

Sonoma Coast

 

[Andy Mink]

A few shots from camping/hunting trips. It's pretty amazing what you can do with a cell phone!

 

[Jerez]

Wow. So hard to capture a big moon like that. Beautiful.

 

[Andy Mink]

Wow. So hard to capture a big moon like that. Beautiful.

I use a PhoneSkope adaptor with my Vortex spotting scope. Kinda pricey but great results. All the other photos were with just the phone and some practice with manual settings. I think they're all off a Samsung S20+. I also had good results with the S10.

 

[no edge]

yeah, we are headed back March/April. The North Shore area is just incredible. My wife found this awesome place to stay. This ocean ws about 20 View attachment 146239 ' from the back door.

She gets an award!

 

[4ster]

Changing seasons…

 

[4ster]

Same scene as yesterday, today…

 

[Philpug]

I'd imagine that Hawaii is like Alaska in that the pictures just do not do it justice.

 

[Uncle-A]

I'd imagine that Hawaii is like Alaska in that the pictures just do not do it justice.

I can't speak to Alaska but it is true about Hawaii.

 

[Andy Mink]

Nevada Day Parade. The start of the show flyover.

 

[jseeski]

A couple just for October 31...

 

[Andy Mink]

Some more Halloween shots. This is my oldest several years ago. He makes his own masks and I think this one was the best of the bunch.

 

[Doug Briggs]

That's pretty gruesome. He has some serious skills. He'll be working in Hollywood soon.

 

[Andy Mink]

That's pretty gruesome. He has some serious skills. He'll be working in Hollywood soon.

This year's costume.