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Old May 3, 2016 | 12:47 pm
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Originally Posted by richard
what about Hawaii? Australia?
The only spots higher than 11,000' in Hawaii are Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, and they don't have places to just hang out for a month. Unless you're an astronomer working the telescopes.

I will tell you that I nearly froze my &*@# off on Haleakala at 10,023' at sunrise, so anywhere "warm" may be only like that during the day.

The only 11,000' peak you're going to find in Australia is Mount McClintock in the Australian Antarctic Territory. I'm guessing it won't be very warm there.
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