Day 5 - Spouting Horn Sunset
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Old Faithful, Kauai style. Spouting horns like this are usually caused by
erosion. The water shot up probably 25 feet or so and a hole next to it had
air pushed out of it at the same time and so you'd hear a loud "HOOOOF" noise
as the water spouted out. We also learned that there used to be a hole near it
that shot water up as high as 200 feet until the 20's. One of the cane field
owners nearby had a couple of workers drop blasting powder down the hole so it
wouldn't spray anymore. You can see the larger hole not far from Spouting
Horn. Oh, and the reason the cane field dude did this is because the
previous blowhole stunted the growth of 10 acres of cane. (Out of thousands.)
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As we were watching the blowhole, the sun started to set. There were a number
of photographers lined up getting the sunset on film. I wasn't about to be
left out!
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Here's a picture of Scott taking a picture of Spouting Horn. Risking life and
limb like a true photographer!
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Another picture of the sun setting. It was quite a stunning sunset. It was
our favorite of the trip (and we saw a number of them.)
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Sun going down along the coast of Poipu.
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Going, going, gone. Enough of this photography crap, time to EAT.
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