Lake Waiau by sharky_
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Lake Waiau: This lake located on the summit platform of Mauna Kea is 13, 020 ft above sea level. Its approximately 300 feet in diameter and a maximum depth of 10 feet. It is the 3rd highest lake in the United States. Not knowing where the exact location of this lake was, I took a chance with some general directions from the security patrol. The security patrol indicated that there were no signs that said Lake Waiau but there was a small foot trail leading to the lake. When I reached that area where my trail was to be, there was snow on the ground and absolutely no foot trail. Also, I had one of two choices to make. Go down hill to where it appears to be a lake? Or go up hill? I chose up hill, ugh! The air was very thin that I had to walk at a snail pace. But with the grace of luck, I found it! It was behind a little hill and down into a little crater. It was mostly frozen. Frozen is not what I wanted but I will come back another day to revisit this lake when its not frozen. Now I'm wondering? WHO LEFT THEIR FOOT PRINTS ON LAKE WAIAU????? Aloha and thank you for viewing.
Comments (28)
Very cool shot here,excellent capture and job here.
Search and thou shall find ;~) The dark parts of the mountain give such a special effect to this most wonderful image!
That is one big footprint....So I'm betting on Godzilla! If you do go back up there, better be heavily armed! You picked a lovely place to take full advantage of the scenery. Love the angle and compo. Well worth the trek! Amazing photo =)
Interesting reportage,and a really cool image.Wonder what's in that lake.
Excellent winter scene
All that way and no ice skates? Wonderful view of the lake....Agree with Mistress Mai...could be Godzilla...!
hehe, bigfoot?... glad you found it.. looks very high above the clouds! :]
It will be nice to see this lake in the springtime when there's no snow, just for the contrasting image. This however is an excellent shot!!!!! Thanks!!!
Amazing vista... did you go up there alone ?
isacos, yes...I did go up there alone. I did notify others where I would be in case anything happened, lol. Thanks for asking.
Wonderful place for bathing :) Excellent picture!!!
Very impressive wild place. Does Bigfoot only have one leg?
Beautiful shot !!!
Wow!!! So beautiful iced mountain lake, U are in a stunning snow landscape!!! Excellent shot my friend!!! :)
Very unusual the snow in this place... Beautiful and interesting. Thanks for showing ! :~)
Beautiful winter and mountain shot :)) This place is fantastic and so peaceful :)) Excellent work!!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful view !
What a Tour. A magic place. Aloha!
wowww so bleak and isolated beautiful work..miles and miles of nothingness but so beautiful :) excellent work
excellent capture of this mountain lake! the surface b/w remind me of a zebra! ;o)
That lake is fascinating, Errol! A magical place! Excellent POV!
awesome shot. a fantastic landscape. * vote * ALOHA #:O)
Very impressif my friend!Some foot print you have there! I believe that this's the foot print of the great Canadien "Kokanee Sasquash" going south for the winter!Great shot :)
Wow, this is totally amazing!!! such incredible beauty you've captured!!!! and you really went through a lot to get this shot too!!!! high 5's, Errol!! I give you A+++ and vote!!! oh, by the way, didn't ya know, that BIG FOOT is mine!!!! LOL!!!
what an outstanding view!!! would be cool if it didn't get so cold up there, i'd go for a swim...heh heh!!! excellent capture!!!
Wow, quite a journey to reach this point! Thanks for making this trek...even though the lake is ice covered, it still makes a great photo! The footprint must be from the guy whose been eating those chocolate cake cinder cones. ;)
Know the feeling of a snail pace.... Fabulous shot of this mind-expanding vista! Excellent work!
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