Saturday, September 25, 2010

Hukilau Beach

We headed out this morning intending to go up to the North Shore and play in the water at Laniakea (Turtle) Beach. We stopped at Le Crepe Cafe for breakfast and then headed up to the North Shore.

Unfortunately, when we got there, there was a pretty good swell, the water was a little rough and there were rip tide warnings posted on all the beaches, so we just kept on going over to Laie and went to the BYUH Bookstore and got some things for Rebecca.

Afterwards, we went over to Hukilau Beach and played in the water. Lauri is getting more comfortable with it all the time.

This wave passed by her,

while I was taking these photos,

and then knocked me over.

I did a little snorkeling while Lauri laid in the sun. It was pretty rough on the surface and since this is not a protected area, mature fish were pretty scarce.

Lobe Coral


Green Seaweed (Halimeda discoidea)


Wedgetail Triggerfish


Difficult Sea Cucumber

When we were done playing on the beach and in the water, we drove back to Hale'iwa and had Kiawe Chicken and rice for lunch and a shave ice from Matsumoto's for dessert.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

September 18, 2012

Sundance

Mt. Timpanogos
Still a little early for the quaking aspen to be in full color, but the reds of the maples fade if you wait until the quakies are fully ready. Sundance, Provo Canyon, Utah County, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, USA, September 18, 2010. f/9, 1/320 second, ISO 200.


Flaming Maples
Sundance, Provo Canyon, Utah County, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, USA, September 18, 2010. f/8, 1/250 second, ISO 200.

Into the Light
Sundance, Provo Canyon, Utah County, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, USA, September 18, 2010. f/11, 1/200 second, ISO 200.

Maples
The maples are in every shade of the palette! Sundance, Provo Canyon, Utah County, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, USA, September 18, 2010. f/8, 1/250 second, ISO 200.

Fall Rainbow
Sundance, Provo Canyon, Utah County, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, USA, September 18, 2010. f/8, 1/250 second, ISO 200.