Merry Christmas (Mele Kalikimaka!)

So I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!  I am grateful to all of you who follow my work so thank you for viewing! 

I haven't photographed any snow lately so I'll leave you with an image from my latest trip to Hawaii.

Maui Rainbows

Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.

This part of the coast, along "the road to Hana", is home to the Seven Sacred Pools. The mouth to the Palikea Stream is just to the left of the white water.

After an all day drive on Maui's East coast we finally wound up here with some decent light. The only problem with this part of Maui is it's very wet. The rain would roll through for 5-10 minutes at a time where I had to take my shirt off and cover the camera with it. The good thing is that just before the rain hit I would get these vivid rainbows!

Black Sand Beach

Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach

This volcanic black sand beach is in East Maui, Hawaii just off the road to Hana.  It's unique because it's the only black sand beach on Maui that's actually created by lava flow.  If you're making the drive I say this is a must see.  It was very crowded when we passed through but I was lucky enough to snap a shot of the beach with only two people on it (that I had to clone out).  But by the time I made my way down to the beach itself there must have been 30 or more people there.  There are caves around this area too which make for good exploring (actually there is one directly beneath me in this shot).

Koki Beach, Maui, Hawaii

This stretch of coast is in East Maui just off the road to Hana.  Koki Beach was one of my favorites on the trip because of the coastline and the offshore island - and of course the clouds!  This is a very wet portion of the island.  It took me a while to get this shot because of the waves of rain that passed through while standing on the beach.  My wife has a picture of me shirtless with my shirt covering the camera and tripod.

Body boarding Ka'anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii

Here's a few from a series of body boarders at Ka'anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii.  I hurt just watching them...

Maui Shipwreck

I found this shipwreck off the coast of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii.  I don't know the actual story but I've heard it was and old sailboat the broke loose of it's mooring and washed up on a reef and has been sitting there ever since.  Either way it looks pretty cool...

Ka'anapali Sunrise

Here's a sunrise shot from our beach (literally 50 feet from our room) in Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawaii.



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