Hawai'i: Camp Trip to Nāhuku

First camp trip in Hawai'i! Woohoo! It was incredible. I had forgotten how much I absolutely adore camping. It was my first time out in the subalpine shrublands of Hawai'i, so I tried to take photos of anything and everything I could on this app lol! The sunsets were gorgeous and there were so many Erckels that kept calling which was so funny. The views from the areas we were sampling were so vast and it looked like you could fall off the edge of the earth into sky. We crossed a ton of old lava flows too, which was incredible (although my ankles would disagree haha). I'm writing this many months after the fact haha, but I just remember feeling so incredibly grateful to be here and see the things I'm seeing while doing my literal job?? Can't get much better than that I don't think. It made me so excited for the future trips we would take during this field season.

Posted on November 30, 2023 11:55 PM by sbierker sbierker

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Chinese Raspwort (Gonocarpus chinensis)

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September 5, 2023 01:28 PM HST

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Common Cat's-Ear (Hypochaeris radicata)

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September 5, 2023 01:30 PM HST

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Madagascar Ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis)

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September 5, 2023 01:34 PM HST

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Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)

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September 5, 2023 05:05 PM HST

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Naio (Myoporum sandwicense)

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September 6, 2023 08:04 AM HST

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Longlegged Sac Spiders (Genus Cheiracanthium)

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September 5, 2023 01:10 PM HST

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Madagascar Ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis)

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September 5, 2023 01:26 PM HST

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Smooth Willow Herb (Epilobium billardiereanum)

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September 5, 2023 01:28 PM HST

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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

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September 5, 2023 01:29 PM HST

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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

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September 5, 2023 01:34 PM HST

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Dallis Grass (Paspalum dilatatum)

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September 5, 2023 01:36 PM HST

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Hawaii Alpine Hairgrass (Deschampsia nubigena)

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September 6, 2023 08:10 AM HST

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'Ohelo 'Ai (Vaccinium reticulatum)

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September 6, 2023 08:11 AM HST

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Australasian Crane's-Bill (Geranium homeanum)

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September 5, 2023 01:27 PM HST

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Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)

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September 5, 2023 01:31 PM HST

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Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)

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September 5, 2023 01:32 PM HST

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'Aiakanene (Coprosma ernodeoides)

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September 5, 2023 01:33 PM HST

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Pink Knotweed (Persicaria capitata)

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September 5, 2023 01:35 PM HST

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Rough Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum hispidulum)

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September 5, 2023 04:51 PM HST

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Hawaiian Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. decompositum)

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Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum)

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September 6, 2023 08:14 AM HST

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Akeake (Dodonaea viscosa)

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September 6, 2023 08:25 AM HST

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Sedges (Family Cyperaceae)

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Gaudichaud's Sawsedge (Morelotia gahniiformis)

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September 6, 2023 08:26 AM HST

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Akeake (Dodonaea viscosa)

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September 6, 2023 08:56 AM HST

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Trans-Pecos Cliffbrake (Pellaea ternifolia)

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September 6, 2023 09:06 AM HST

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Pink Family (Family Caryophyllaceae)

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September 6, 2023 09:59 AM HST

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Mountain Pili (Trisetum glomeratum)

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September 6, 2023 10:01 AM HST

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Hawai'i Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium acre)

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Oahu Sedge (Carex wahuensis)

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Alpine Tetramolopium (Tetramolopium humile)

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Pūkiawe (Leptecophylla tameiameiae)

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September 6, 2023 10:45 AM HST

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Akeake (Dodonaea viscosa)

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September 6, 2023 10:59 AM HST

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Mountain Pili (Trisetum glomeratum)

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September 6, 2023 11:00 AM HST

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Madagascar Ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis)

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September 6, 2023 11:02 AM HST

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Father-and-child Plant (Euchiton japonicus)

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September 6, 2023 11:19 AM HST

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Seashore Vervain (Verbena litoralis)

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September 6, 2023 01:39 PM HST

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Cudweeds, Everlastings, and Pussytoes (Subtribe Gnaphaliinae)

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Trans-Pecos Cliffbrake (Pellaea ternifolia)

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September 7, 2023 12:15 PM HST

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Parramatta Grass (Sporobolus africanus)

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September 8, 2023 07:46 AM HST

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