Reply #6: It's been a very full day, but in the back of my mind I have wanted to carefully read

[Mira]

and see your essay about the falls, so I did it as my bedtime treat.
I dare say it was worth it on all fronts. The photos, all of them, are worthy of making a calendar. Numbers four and five are spectacular in showing what you saw.

The lava flow reminds me of the colors of the ground in some areas of Yellowstone Park. I pretend to mentally turn the shapes and images into abstract art, and only I know it's totally created by nature and defies those who say "any child can do this".

Honestly,
I may have changed in how I look at your "water works", or have gained a bit more insight in how hard it is to end up with visuals so alive and vivid, but I think these are your best so far.
I know I like the water the best.

About it being worth it?
You made it possible to produce this bit of legacy and make it home for Father's day!
Looks like everybody won.