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Top Lodging Gem #2 – Kahakai Cottage Beachfront, Hawaii

Posted by Joan Wallner on Monday, September 14, 2015, In : Travel

Top Lodging Gem #2 – Kahakai Cottage Beachfront, Kaaawa, Oahu Island, Hawaii

Want to avoid the crowded beaches of Waikiki? This room is located on the North Shore of Oahu, just down the road from Kualoa Ranch, where movie scenes for 50 First Dates, Pearl Harbor, Jurassic Park, Lost and others were filmed. And, if you want a photo of Chinaman’s hat, head down the road to Kualoa Regional Park early in the morning when there are fewer crowds.

The roo...

Lava Tube and Crater in Volcanoes National Park

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, November 22, 2013, In : Travel

This blog post contains photos for two weeks - Thurston Lava Tube and Halema'uma'u Crater in Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i.

Thurston Lava Tube
If you go early in the morning, you can experience the Thurston Lava Tube at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park all to yourself.

The red glow at the entrance of the tube.
(Image # 5050)

Inside the Thurston Lava Tube at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park looking out the entrance.

In this photo, we're trying to set up a camera on...
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Super Cell, Gallery Information and a Kangaroo Paw!

Posted by Joan Wallner on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, In : Variety

For a daily photo, follow me on my Wallner Photography Facebook page. Stop on by and "like" my page.

In my previous blog, I left you with a photo of the Painted Canyon overlook at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, in the morning sun...

About a 15-20 minutes after taking that photo of the rainbow, I saw what you see in this photo. I found out later, I was photographing my first "super cell". For those of you who are not familiar with this term, this is a cloud formation that ...
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Turtle, Crab and Sunsets

Posted by Joan Wallner on Friday, September 20, 2013,

For a daily photo, follow me on my Wallner Photography Facebook page. Stop on by and "like" my page.

This week's photos:

One last photo of a green sea turtle on the rocks at Kaloko-Honokohau Historic Site on the Big Island, Hawaii.

Quiz time! Do you see the sand crab?

In case the crab's legs didn't give it away, here's a close up.

Sunset body surfers, Kona, Hawaii.

A sunset photo to end this week's Hawaii photos from Kona, Hawaii.

Be sure to stop by next week, we'll be doing a little horsing arou...
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