October 18: Today we boarded our mini bus for a trip with Hawaii Forest and Trail, for our 9 hour expedition to the top of Mauna Kea and the Hawaiian sunset among the many telescopes atop the world's highest mountain, if you measure from the ocean floor...14,000 feet above sea level and almost 30,000 feet below sea level. The air is thin at 14,000 feet, temperature COLD, and the sunset is a glorious site. Following sunset we desended to the 9500 foot level for hot chocolate and a little star, planet (Jupiter) and nebula gazing. The whole trip was awesome, and our guide was a great story teller, expert on the area and its inhabitants, and its history. Monday, we are off to Hilo for a few days.
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