Maui trip

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My trip to Maui was fantastic! Among the many activities like surfing, snorkeling, hiking etc i saw a few awesome gardens and great sites.

The first garden i went to was the Tropical Gardens of Maui in the Ioa valley. It was beautiful garden, a bit messy but the plants looked great. It also doubled as a nursery with a nice selection of palms.

large Caryotas at the entrance of the garden

pelagodoxa?

lots o palms

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a pathway lined with Chambeyronia

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis

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Raphia?

Corypha

nice change of scale with the pygmy date

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Pritchardia

Areca vestiaria

Bismarckia

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Oh yeah it is whale season

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The garden of eden botanical gardens was also very nice. After driving part way to Hana it was nice to enjoy the plants instead of focusing on the road.

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great colors!

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Even the lichen is happy in Hawaii

black sand beach near Hana

[AlekLO]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

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Kahanu garden was huge with breadfruit orchards and coconuts galore and is also home to the largest ancient temple in Hawaii.

And ofcourse one of the many sunsets

[Stevetoad]

Great photos Eric! I never get sick of seeing pritchardia Pacifica and corypha and bizzys and Chambeyronia and... Well.. I like palms.

Thanks for sharing.

[Kim]

Your photo of the silver Bismarckia with the ocean on the horizon is killer.

[kahili]

Thanks for sharing these photos! I would love to see more of your trip to Maui. Any pictures you have. Its a beautiful island and one that we don't see many pics of in here! I am biased though...

[Cindy Adair]

Wonderful photography and especially nice to view while my closest window shows snow outside on a rare Saturday off from work. Thanks!

[Alicehunter2000]

Yes, looks like you had a great time. Like the cham. lined avenue and bizzy's especially.

[Jastin]

Amazing! The Chambeyronia pathway, the 2 tall white bizzys, the great colors bizzy with ocean view, black sand beach, and the last 2 pics are VERY good shots. Love the lighting. Thanks for sharing!

[bgl]

Eric,

Obviously a great trip and some spectacular photos! Love those Bismarckia shots! And the sunset!

Bo-Göran

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Thanks everybody! I just got a new DSLR camera before the trip so it was a crash course in photography. lol

heres some more eye candy

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coconuts were riddled with holes from tree trimmer spikes

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Washingtonia is a super weed in Maui. this pair is growing in a ravine that gets massive flash floods.

tiki made from dead stump of a coconut. i think this could be a good way to solve the washingtonia problem in Maui and california

[kahili]

Thanks for the pictures Eric! The large yellow bloom is 'Cup of Gold' Solandra maxima. Loved seeing the banyon tree in Lahaina. Did you stay in Kihei area or Kaanapali area (West Maui)? Did you take any pictures of the West Maui mtns or beaches? I think you did great with the new camera!!

[JasonD]

The allee of Chambeyronias is astonishing. Thanks for the pics!

[Bill Austin]

You got to love that tiki great pic.thanks.