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Hawaii’s climate zones – just how many are there?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by noconbach

The Big Island is over 4,000 square miles in area and rises from sea level to an elevation of 13,803 feet. The significance of these statistics is that Hawaii has many climates. In fact, it has 8 to 11 (depending on interpretation) of 13 recognized … Continue reading →

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The lava flow has stalled… (January 2015)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by noconbach

We came to Hawaii to see volcanoes. (That’s one of the reasons for the visit.) First volcano stop is Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. You can’t get close enough to see the red hot magma inside the crater, but you can see … Continue reading →

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From a very deep hole to very tall trees October 28 to 30 (Days 57 to 59)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by noconbach

Another day, another national park. (But nothing ho-hum about it.) Here we are at Crater Lake in Oregon. Snow and volcanoes don’t seem to go together, but this park has both. There are more than 40 volcanic cones here! The one … Continue reading →

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It’s a lot less rainier in Rainier October 19 (Day 48)

Posted on October 21, 2014 by noconbach

Now that that pun is out of the way, we had a glorious day to explore Mount Rainier National Park. We’re in the middle of the Cascade Mountain range that runs through Washington and Oregon, actually all the way from … Continue reading →

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