11-29-2014, 06:34 PM
Help me out here, Paul:
"SheaG on Mauna Kea: "To clear up any confusion, the summit does in fact close after dark to visitors."
She posts a link. What say you, Tom?"
What post is that and what is the link?
Kapohocat,
"I think TomK for the win. No hours posted on it but they do suggest how much time to allow for hiking so you do not get caught hiking in the dark. But that is the closest to any posted hours I saw on that website.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis/visit...a-kea.html"
If that's the link Paul is referring to, it does not say the road is closed at night.
The summit road is only closed during bad weather or when bad weather is expected overnight which would make driving conditions dangerous. Other than that it is always open to everyone.
You can even check it for yourself right now (22:30 when I checked, i.e., it is night time):
http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/road-conditions/
"Road Status: Open"
"SheaG on Mauna Kea: "To clear up any confusion, the summit does in fact close after dark to visitors."
She posts a link. What say you, Tom?"
What post is that and what is the link?
Kapohocat,
"I think TomK for the win. No hours posted on it but they do suggest how much time to allow for hiking so you do not get caught hiking in the dark. But that is the closest to any posted hours I saw on that website.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis/visit...a-kea.html"
If that's the link Paul is referring to, it does not say the road is closed at night.
The summit road is only closed during bad weather or when bad weather is expected overnight which would make driving conditions dangerous. Other than that it is always open to everyone.
You can even check it for yourself right now (22:30 when I checked, i.e., it is night time):
http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/road-conditions/
"Road Status: Open"