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Hawaii 2010 with the Talking Heads

Posted on November 1, 2010 by jackstin

It’s been a month or so since we got back from the Big Island, Hawaii. We miss it and we’re planning our trip back there very soon. This place by far is the best active island in Hawaii. There is so much to do. We loved all the snorkeling and tidepools that Big Island offered. Going to the top of Mauna Kea was a highlight for sure! This is our first video edit with a simple remix of the Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place by (Young Edits Sophisticated Melody Version). We’ve add this song to our music player . Check out iTunes for great music from the Talking Heads.

M A H A L O!

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Update from the tallest place on the planet!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by jackstin

With a billion dollars worth star gazing telescopes and a host of red cinder cones (“puu’s”), it looks more like Mars.

Indeed Mauna Kea has more world-class claims than any other state highpoint — including Alaska’s McKinley:

  • It is the highest in the Pacific (more than 1,000 feet higher than Mount Fuji).
  • It is the world’s highest mountain from base to summit (it rises more than 33,000 feet from the ocean floor — Everest’s height is 29,000 feet).
  • It — along with the rest of Hawaiian islands — are the most remote places on earth — nearly 2,500 miles from the closest continent.
  • The telescopes on its summit are among the most sophisticated in the world. The space exploration phase were underscored by the fact that a Challenger astronaut was from here and astronauts trained here in preparation for the lunar landing.
  • The mountain which on one side climbs up a desert and other a jungle it encompasses most of the planet’s ecosystems — from plains to arctic tundra.

Update from the tallest place on the planet!

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