Unlike last ski season the storms seem to be piling up and fortunately they have been hitting on the days I am off of work. Here are a few photos from a powder day last Tuesday when Copper got 13 inches of snow. Unfortunately both Brian and I forgot our cameras so all these pics were taken with my Iphone.
There is a very promising storm enroute to Colorado this week with predictions of 2-4 feet of snow by Thursday. With the snow forcasters literally advising to quit your job in order to not miss the snow I am planning on getting out on the ice and snow this weekend with another post soon to follow.
-Mike
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
HAWAII!!!
The view from our Waikiki Beach hotel. We only paid $64 a night which is why I won't be posting any pictures of the room itself. |
The USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri |
The exposed portion or the Arizona |
Oil leaking from the Arizona |
Crystal exploring the submarine USS Bowfin |
Crystal scouting for incoming aircraft... |
We flew to Kona on the Big Island and drove to Volcanoes National Park. On the way we stopped at one of the National Historical Sites.
Waipi'o Valley. We hiked down to the beach in the lower left corner. |
We stopped by a coffee plantation on our last morning in Kona. Considering how much coffee I drink on a regular basis, you would think I would be more knowledgeable on coffee production. The farm was very cool and the staff actually stopped bagging coffee to show us around and explain how the roasting process works...very cool.
COFFEE!! The red one is ripe for picking. |
After the beans is extracted from the cherries they are dried out. |
Spotted this little guy hanging out where the coffee was drying. |
Old school roaster |
The Kona airport is entirely open air...very cool until it rains. |
An old lava flow that came across the road. |
Almost a quarter mile deep in a lava tube. I'm glad the battery in my headlamp held out. |
This is the boat we went out on to do a night snorkel with the manta rays. |
Baby Bird |
The Wishing Well. The best shaved ice I have ever had. |
Queens Bath is a tide pool on the north shore large enough to swim in. |
The sobering warning before you head out on the rocks. Not recommended when the waves are big. |
Waimea Canyon, this place would make a sweet backpacking trip. |
Shipwreck beach. These waves were rough and were crashing in about a foot of water. I cringed as these guys tried to surf. If they didn't catch the waves they were punished. |
Also at shipwreck beach |
On our last day we decided to hike Kalalau trail to a 120 foot waterfall...It was muddy but a great time. |
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