Tonight our dinner was pretty boring: beef stew and sweet corn muffins at a sheep-shearing camp at 6,000 feet elevation. However the view was fantastic. Following our dinner we drove up almost 8,000 more feet on a VERY bumpy road to the top of Mauna Kea to watch the sunset. Clouds sit on these mountains from about 6,000 to 12,000 feet. But after that you go above them. The sunset was amazing! (Yes, that's snow! It was below freezing on the mountain; earlier in the day, we were sitting out by the bay in our bathing suits. Big Island is full of contrasts.)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
On Top of the World
Tonight our dinner was pretty boring: beef stew and sweet corn muffins at a sheep-shearing camp at 6,000 feet elevation. However the view was fantastic. Following our dinner we drove up almost 8,000 more feet on a VERY bumpy road to the top of Mauna Kea to watch the sunset. Clouds sit on these mountains from about 6,000 to 12,000 feet. But after that you go above them. The sunset was amazing! (Yes, that's snow! It was below freezing on the mountain; earlier in the day, we were sitting out by the bay in our bathing suits. Big Island is full of contrasts.)
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