Thanks, Alan. One of the things I love about Hawai'i is the diversity of climates and geological formations.
The Silverswords are Maui icons. None were blooming while I was there this February, but I did capture a few immature plants: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16999026 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16999027 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > You prompted me to do a bit of Hawaiian research. My mental image of Hawaii > is beaches & big waves! I had no idea the volcanoes were so high - Haleakala > is over 5 miles above the seabed. It is interesting that so little rain > falls at those high altitudes - the peaks must mostly be above the clouds. > The scene you photographed could easily be a moonscape. Then there is the > amazing Silversword you mentioned which had to be saved from extinction. > > > Alan C > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 2:17 PM > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Haleakala'a > > >> I never thought of it that way, but it is certainly arid and almost >> completely devoid of life. There are tiny insects and some plants, >> including the fabled Silversword, that live up here at 10,000 feet >> above the Pacific. >> >> Thanks for looking, Alan. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Valley of desolation? >>> >>> Alan C >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:44 AM >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: PESO: Haleakala'a >>> >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16996418 >>>> >>>> Comments are invited. >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
