Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Ship
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Ship A lone ship in the night passes between Maui and Molokai. It looks like a small freighter. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Sunset
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Sunset Maui has some absolutely magical sunsets. This photo looks west from Kannapali beach toward Lanai. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Beach Wave
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Beach Wave This small beach, just north of Kapalua, almost always has really big waves. The beach tends to have plenty of beachcombers, but few swimmers. The undertow is very strong. That’s Molokia island in the background. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Sugar Cane Fields
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | Sugar Cane Fields Maui is such a beautiful island, it’s hard to think about crops. The sugar cane fields dominate the southern slopes of west Maui. Notice the almost ever present clouds on the mountain tops. The West Maui Mountains are also called West Maui Volcano or Mauna Kahalawai. Mauna Kahalawai means “holding house of water” which relates to the huge amount of annual rainfall in the mountain tops. The mountains are made from a highly eroded extinct shield volcano; approximately 1.7 million years old. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story My first trip to Maui was also my first trip with my new Minolta XG-9 SLR camera. The XG-9 replaced my SRT-102 as my top camera. The SRT-102 was a great camera and a hard act to follow. The XG-9 was smaller and a bit easier to use. It performed quite well in Maui, even though it was new to its photographer.
Maui is known for it’s rainbows. It seems like there’s a rainbow everyday. Rain clouds frequent the tops of the west Maui mountains. Sometimes, the rain in the mountains will blow onto the beach while the beach remains sunny. You can sunbath in rain drops and get a sunburn. One night, when driving back from dinner after dark, a rainbow made by a full moon and mountain clouds could be seen for miles. It wasn’t very colorful, but was clearly a rainbow.
Maui is such a beautiful island, it’s hard to think about crops. The sugar cane fields dominate the southern slopes of west Maui. Notice the almost ever present clouds on the mountain tops. The West Maui Mountains are also called West Maui Volcano or Mauna Kahalawai. Mauna Kahalawai means “holding house of water” which relates to the huge amount of annual rainfall in the mountain tops. The mountains are made from a highly eroded extinct shield volcano; approximately 1.7 million years old.
Haleakala is the world’s largest dormant volcano. At 10,023 feet tall on the east side of Maui, it provides numerous breathtaking landscapes and skyscapes. Haleakala means “house of the sun” in Hawaiian. Sunrise on Haleakala may be the most spectacular sunrise on earth. Near the summit, the Haleakala Crater offers hours of hiking in a colorful, sculpted cinder desert. There are many hiking trails offering solitude with scenic vistas through sub-alpine shrub land, cloud forest, and cinder desert.
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Flying to Alaska | Brooks Range North Slope
Flying to Alaska | Brooks Range North Slope Before taking off from Fairbanks, ATIS said visibility was 100 miles. Actually after airborne and heading into the Brooks Range, visibility must have been 200-300 miles. It was clearest day I have ever seen. This image looks back at the Brooks Range from the North Slope. Anaktuvuk Pass with a large gravel runway lies between mountains down the pass a bit. For the whole story with all images, see Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story.
Flying to Alaska | Denali thru Clouds
Flying to Alaska | Denali thru Clouds Denali tends to be shrouded in clouds quite often. This image was captured enroute to Mount McKinley Airport; now called Denali Airport. Landing at Denali Airport took flying close to mountains and compensating for heavy downdrafts at the runway threshold. A few days later, the uphill takeoff cleared hills southwest of the airport by a hundred feet or so. For the whole story with all images, see Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story.
Flying to Alaska | Eagle River
Flying to Alaska | Eagle River Eagle River area has some great day hikes and they’re pure Alaska. For the whole story with all images, see Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story.
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