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Forbidden Science City
On my recent visit to Maui my wife, Doris and I made the 34 mile trek up to the top of Mount Haleakala. The summit is 10,023 feet above see level and home to Science City. Off limits and forbidden to the public, Science City is an astrophysical research complex the supporting the U.S. governments tracking of over 8000 objects is Earth orbit.
From 6000' to just near the summit we traveled through dense clouds on
winding roads, only breaking through the clouds the last couple hundred
feet and rewarded with astonishing clarity above the clouds, on the
summit. We plan to return next year, this next time later in the day to
watch the sun set and star gaze into the night.
From our hotel at Kaanapalli Beach I listened to Coast to Coast AM via
KHVH 830 AM in Honolulu on my Grundig portable and with the assist of a
long external wire antenna occasionally pulled in faint signals from KFI
640 AM Los Angeles (my home listening station)...
--Glenn Robins
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