That's my feet in the Pacific Ocean on a beach formed by lava meeting the ocean. Crazy. http://instagr.am/p/XOr-L/

Line dead tree. Still holding on. http://instagr.am/p/XOh1X/

The sand on this beach used to be that high. http://instagr.am/p/XOeop/

Callie and Tony (our hosts) and @bookis, @brke and @eliduke at a local black sand beach with gnarly waves and roc http://instagr.am/p/XOPaB/

On the other hand, @eliduke got humbled rutting good. http://instagr.am/p/XOGCL/

My scrapes from the rocks are minor. My knee is a little stiff though. http://instagr.am/p/XOE3n/

The parking lot (and most of Big Island) had yellow lights that made everything look grey scale. http://instagr.am/p/XOC3w/

Black sand secret beach waves: 3.
My body: 1.

Other than the bonks one the rocks it was shamazeballs.

You think YOU have a lot of screen space. @ Gemini Hilo Base Facility http://instagr.am/p/XDeST/

Maynard Kea Observatory / Clearly the Best badge. http://instagr.am/p/XDUyf/

@drbrain Nice try, jerk. Trying to get me to pass out.

We're at 9000 feet going up to 14000 feet to look through telescopes at the 'verse.

Bag of chips at 9000 feet above sea level http://instagr.am/p/XAV1I/

Mamane tree seedlings. Planted on May 19, 2011. @ Mauna Kea Visitor Center http://instagr.am/p/XAM0L/

Hawaiian pay phone. @ Mauna Kea Visitor Center http://instagr.am/p/XACwM/

This is the telescope we used to look at the sun and solar flares. @ Mauna Kea Visitor Center http://instagr.am/p/W__EF/

Callie just showed us the sun's surface and solar flares using this telescope. @ Mauna Kea Visitor Center http://instagr.am/p/W_8q5/

You can use almost any lava rocks as a map. http://instagr.am/p/W_3R7/

Avoid the flu in ONLY six easy steps! @ Institute For Astronomy http://instagr.am/p/W_0f7/

Going on 5 minutes of dissecting a joke with @bookis and @eliduke. Jokes funniest when explained.

New @youtube UI refinement looks great : http://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY

Cathy's house has no front wall. (Starring @brke & @bookis, cameo by @eliduke.) http://instagr.am/p/W9OCq/

I'm on the Big Island in .hi.us for the next week with @brke, @bookis and @eliduke. The house we were in last night has no front wall.

My working desk this morning. http://instagr.am/p/W9IAh/

No lifeguard on duty. @ Waiopae Tidepools http://instagr.am/p/W8_t-/