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Old 02-02-2014, 09:41 PM
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Default Mauna Kea! Snow! To the top! Top down! :D
ALOOOT of pics sorry! Couldnt bare to delete anymore LOL

Nice Hilo day



The Mission



Mauna Kea, 14k feet










Mauna Loa across the way, also almost 14k feet


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Snowboarders!

















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Awesome!!!
Where is this?
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Hawaii, dude.

Those are some of the best observatories in the world. The Twin 10meter Keck Observatory, Subaru Telescope, and what looks like Caltech's submilimeter Observatory.

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Old 02-02-2014, 10:30 PM
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I was like, "I think this is Hawaii...then I saw the snow and was like, does elevation make that much difference as compared to equator closeness?
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
Awesome!!!
Where is this?
Wasn't the location with an exclamation mark in the thread title a dead giveaway?


Nice pictars though
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Why all the trucks loaded up w/ snow?
No ski lift? Everyone hiking to the top then boarding down? Got to want it when hiking at 14k!
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What do those guys do with the snow they are taking down the mountain?

Humongous frozen slushies?


DANGIT, car nut asked both of the searing questions I had
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I hate hiking for runs.








But in Hawaii I might make an exception just for the novelty.
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Pretty sweet drive. Wished I had a Miata to drive when I was visiting there, great roads everywhere. I did the tourist thing and rode a bike the whole way down from the top, that was awesome. It wasn't such a clear day as you had though. Those snowboarders are dedicated, they probably hitchhike up the mountain if they can.
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People truck the snow down to town and home where you will then see random snowmen on peoples yard when it's like 80 degrees out LOL! I guess families play with it and eat.

The snowboarders came in groups so looks like most were trucking each other up and down between runs.
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Snowboard and Surfboard in the same day! That's worth hiking.

I love the Big Island.

I drove that road in a Jeep. Can't imagine doing it in a Miata. Washboard.

Great pics. Keep em' coming. We're freezing to death over here (yes, even in TX).
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These are great . I love them.
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Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
What do those guys do with the snow they are taking down the mountain?
Hawaiian shave ice, brah!

Been there! Kilauea volcano is pretty awesome, too.

I used to live in Mililani Town on Oahu.

Thanks for sharing.
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Fantastic pictures. I had no idea you guys got that much snow in Hawaii.
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awesome adventure
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Some of those photos are absolutely fantastic. Thanks for sharing!

Miata looks great too.
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Now I hate my life here on the east coast. Thanks!

Cool pictures, looks like fun.
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Awesome. Yeah, those guys are definitely shuttling to the top with a truck or something. Looks like a BLAST.
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So why do people fill up their trucks with snow to drive back down? Only snowmen?

Snowmen don't count unless your nuts are freezing to your thigh in a -18F weather while u're making that ****.
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