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 Micro-Climate Diversity In few if any other places in the world can you experience so many micro-climates in close proximity to one another as you can in Hawaii. This image was made just a few minutes after the 'Green Pastures' post, after moving around to the dry side of Kohala Mountain. From this point on, cactus plants covered the landscape - it is evident that rainfall is much lower here than on the 'green' side of the mountain. What many people don't realize, but is present in this photo of Mauna Kea in the distance, is that snow falls in Hawaii on Mauna Kea's summit. The mountain top is more than 13,000 feet above sea level. In fact, if you measure Mauna Kea (and it's neighboring peak, Mauna Loa) from the bottom of the sea bed where they begin, the mountains of Hawaii are actually taller than Mt. Everest. (Measured from sea level, of course, they are not nearly as tall.) At the top of Mauna Kea, covered with snow, are approximately eight to ten observatories maintained by various countries and universities. For more information about the observatories check here. We didn't have a Jeep and we were passing by in daylight, so we did not drive up to the observatories. For more information about Mauan Kea check here. For more information about Mauna Loa check here. ISO 100, 1/200s, f/14.0, 300mm of 70-300mm | |
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