Hawai'i back country

[Pete]

here are some photos from a weekend camping trip with work to a protected, virtually inaccessible area in the mountains.
these are extremely rare plants, endemic to hawaii. i believe the first one is Isodendrion laurifolium, the next im not sure maybe longifolium. sorry.

Here Ohia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) with a pollinator

this is another extremely rare and endangered endemic, Silene perlmanii

this is a very rare endemic species of gardenia, not sure which species, maybe perlmanii or mannii..

we were very lucky to see a number of Achatinella tree snails. they too are an endangered endemic, many species have gone extinct already and the remainder are critically endangered. you can see in the third photo how small they are. im not sure which species these are, we saw probably 4 different taxa.

some nice views overlooking makua valley on the west side of Oahu after a quick passing shower

a happy dog

 

[biothanasis]

Great photos! beautiful place and funny (in a good way) plants.... Thank you for sharing

 

[Shiva]

Great scenery.

 

[Marc]

A wonderfull place to visit indeed, thanks for sharing!

 

[paphioboy]

Very scenic trip...

 

[Marco]

Nice photos. This is going to be the next place I want to go visit.

 

[jjkOC]

Great photos, thanks for sharing!

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Thanks for sharing your photos with us. I enjoyed it.

 

[W. Beetus]

Wow! Stunning blooms! And the tree snails are also quite interesting.

 

[SlipperFan]

I want to live there!

 

[JeanLux]

Great pics, cool dog, thanks!!!! Jean

 

[Pete]

thanks jean. she is an incredible hiking/mountain rambling dog.

 

[Clark]

Killer views!

 

[Ross]

:clap::clap::clap:

 

[likespaphs]

wow!

 

[goldenrose]

now I'm missing Lost!