I neglected to include this survey marker in with the other ones I posted earlier today.
http://www.penryfamily.com/surveying/hawaii/punchbowl.html
Looks like you went to the same places we did. I've never been any where that the rainfall varied so much. You can have cactus in one place, and 10 miles away, its a rainforset. We did a guided hike. It couldn't have been more than a 10 or 15 minute bus ride from the hotel. The hike was in a rain forest type enviorment, yet just a few miles away, it may be a low rainfall area.
The micro climate change is most pronounced on the big Island of Hawaii. All micro climates except permafrost are present on the island. I know the rainforest there well. When I first started surveying there, most boundary survey jobs were in the Puna rainforest subdivisions. It was beautiful but also a lot of work cutting lines with an Australian bush axe and hauling all the equipment on your back. Many of the lot configurations are also rather interesting. In one upper Puna subdivision, lots (locally known as spaghetti lots) are 125' wide by 1045.44'.
> I neglected to include this survey marker in with the other ones I posted earlier today.
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Nice pics! B-)
Makes me sad, though...our soldiers...and your relative. Only 20 years & 3 days old. All way too young! Still kids!! War sucks. 😐