NATURE & TRAVEL PHOTOS

 

All photos are copyrighted by Marianne Dyson, and may not be copied to other websites or used in printed or electronic publications without written permission.

 

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Photos taken at the JSC Memorial after the Columbia accident are on a separate page: Remember Columbia. Photos from school visits are linked through the Author Schedule page.

PHOTOS grouped by Topic

 

 

MOONRISE over Mauna Kea Series

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 1 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 2 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 3 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 4 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 5 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 6 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 7 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 8 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 9 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 10 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 11 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 12 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Marianne Dyson watches Moonrise from Mauna Kea, photo 13 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Mauna Kea Extended Series

 

 

Mauna Kea seen from Route 19 (east coast) © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Almost-full Moon over Mauna Kea, as seen from Waimea, September 16 © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Saddle Road to Mauna Kea goes through an Army practice area © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Green hill in the lava field along Saddle Road © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Endangered Silver Spike plant in protected area at Onizuka Visitor's Center at 10,000 feet up Mauna Kea © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Yellow snap dragon? at 10,000 feet up Mauna Kea © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Quail? at Visitor's Center picnic area © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Holes in the warning sign because of the wind © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

The twin Keck domes at 13,000 feet © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Each 10-meter Keck is made of 36 mirror segments. This view is from underneath © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Pristine cinder cone on Mauna Kea © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Gemini Northern Telescope, with Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in background © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Native Hawaiian Shrine on Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

A person is walking up the trail to the shrine © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Lake Wai'au is a glacier lake accessible by (high altitude) hike from Parking area 3. © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Even in this Mars-like environment above 13,000 feet, there is life in the water © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Bird egg found near Lake Wai'au © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Dark hill silhouette on hike back from the Lake © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

The sunset from the summit of Mauna Kea © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Looking south toward Mauna Loa at sunset on Mauna Kea © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Venus was high and bright at sunset © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Gemini Northern Telescope, with Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in background (photo 2) © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Subaru Telescope, Keck Observatory, NASA IR Telescope Facility © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

Sunset, time to drive down with no lights! © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

 

OAHU Hawaii Series

 

 

Cacao (Chocolate) plants at Dole Plantation © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Coast Guard buoy tender offshore of Honolulu © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Honolulu seen from ship offshore © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Mango tree at Dole Plantation © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moon through the palms © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Moon over Oahu © 2005, Marianne Dyson (this photo altered to remove window reflections)

 

 

Overlook of Kaneohe © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Peak at stop on Likelike Hwy © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Mokoli'i Island (Chinaman's Hat) © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Overlook near Walalae © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Challenger Astronaut Ellison Onizuka's gravestone © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Pearl Harbor Memorial Wall © 2005, Marianne Dyson (names are readable in original)

 

 

Dole Pineapple © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Politician Tree at Polynesian Cultural Center © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Monkey Pod tree in Waikiki © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Rainbow over Waikiki © 2005, Marianne Dyson

 

 

White Flower on Oahu © 2005, Marianne Dyson (if you know the name, please let me know!)

 

 

Yelllow-Pink Flower on Oahu © 2005, Marianne Dyson (if you know the name, please let me know!)

 

 

Pololu, Hawaii Series

 

 

View from Pololu Overlook trail looking east from north end of Hawaii © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Red fruit growing along Pololu trail area © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Purple (morning glory-type) flowers growing on the black sand beach at Pololu © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Green fruits of Noni tree growing along Pololu trail © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Afternoon waves at Pololu © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

 

Akaka Falls, Hawaii Series (on east coast)

 

 

Green entrance to Akaka Falls walkway © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Torch or Tahitian ginger seen on Akaka falls walk © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

White flower (does someone know the name?) growing along Akaka falls walk © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Giant ferns grew up the giant trees in the rainforest by Akaka Falls © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Akaka Falls well worth the walk! © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Akaka Falls photo 2 © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

A ?zebra plant flower © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

In the center of this green jungle scene is a bright blue flower that looks like a violet © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

A lily? flower near the Akaka Falls © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Volcano National Park, Hawaii Series

 

 

 

Close up of a sulfur vent, steam makes it look smokey © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Lava field near Jaggar Museum © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Rainy day view of Kilauea Caldera with Halem'uma'u Crater © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Some natives leave offerings to the gods near Halem'uma'u Crater rim © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The steam vents near Halem'uma'u Crater were hot and smelley © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Mauna Ulu lava edge is extremely rough © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Lava flows over trees and makes shapes. I think this one looks like a rat! © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

My husband poses with the "Lava Cat" © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The "ground" looked like asphalt and was sometimes hollow underneath us! © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Cracks and holes in the lava made walking treacherous near Mauna Ulu© 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The black landscape was broken by little dots of green ferns © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Spooky! Lava eyes watching us... © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

See the Lava Worm tunneling along? Reminded me of the book, Dune © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

This is as close as it was safe to get to the top of Mauna Ulu. Even up here, there was life. © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Another view of Mauna Ulu caldera © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The ohelo plant grows in the cracks © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The birds like the berries of the pukiawe bush © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

This tree fell over, looks like a canoe to me! © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

One of my favorite photos, the "lava" coast, looking southwest. The white clouds are steam from the hot lava. © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

An arch of lava into the sea. I made a short video clip of the violent waves crashing and swirling around this. © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

Tourists walk over the new lava (that covered the road) to see the fire fall into the sea © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

South of Kona, Hawaii Series (east coast)

 

 

Black crabs have good camouflage on the rocks © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Heliconia Joy (thanks to Mr. O'Bannon for identifying this!) © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Kona Coffee plantation tour showed us how they wash the beans © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Fresh sun-dried Kona Coffee - it was the best coffee I ever tasted! © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

An angel trumpet tree (what is the real name?) © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The Painted Church © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

"The Handwriting on the Wall" painting inside the Painted Church © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Place of Refuge area, Hawaii Series

 

 

Coconut on the sand © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Ocean view at the Place of Refuge © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

Natives buried their dead in lava tubes like this one © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The Sun was above the horizon and behind a cloud, making a glowing spot on the sea. © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

The Hawaiian gods look angry to me © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

One of the wooden gods © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

Sunset over the Pacific © 2006, Marianne Dyson

 

 

STS-1 Mission Control April 12-13, 1981

 

Pearline Collector (Ascent Specialist)and Marianne Dyson (Timeline) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Rick Hieb (Pointing/PADS), Diane Freeman (Timeline, blurred) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Rick Heib (Pointing) and Pearline Collector (Ascent Specialist) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Tommy Holloway (in orange suit) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Bill Holmberg (Timeline) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Mimi Lau (Timeline) and Carolyn Conley (Timeline) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Marianne Dyson (Timeline) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Marianne visiting Ted Dyson (Winds) in Guidance SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Marianne with rabbit ears by Chuck Dieterich (section chief) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Tucker Pierce (Timeline) and Bill Holmberg (Timeline) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Mark Rowles (Pointing) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Ted Dyson (Winds) in Guidance SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

John Whiteley (Post Insertion FAO) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Chuck Dieterich (section chief) in FAO SSR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Charlie Dumis (EECOM) in MOCR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Joe Engle (astronaut) and Jay Greene (FDO) in MOCR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Bob Nute (FAO) in MOCR © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Example of 482 checklist change request © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Training for dealing with future editors (checklist comments) © Marianne Dyson

 

 

FAO Tucker Pierce (book manager) asks Marianne (Timeline) to respond to above change request © Marianne Dyson

 

 

Despite best effort and intentions, we launched in April © Marianne Dyson

 

 

STS-2 Team Photo (we didn't get one for STS-1) Marianne is in middle of front row. NASA Photo

 

Taiwan photos coming soon!