01-02-2010, 04:56 PM
Bear and I drove over the Saddle to Kona today, and the vog was the about the worst we have ever seen. Mauna Loa was surrounded by a thick blanket of smudgy haze. The only relief seemed to be some upslope showers on parts of the Kona side, but that was limited. It was so bad around Pohakuloa that our eyes burned and the smell was quite sharp.