Photo: “Inside the Crater at Haleakalā”. Maui, Hawaii. Photograph taken by kawaiidaigakusei. (January 2024)

I reached the crater of the volcano after taking the winding road to the peak. My single sweater was not enough protection to go against the elements and I longed for the second sweater I left behind along with a pair of gloves. I held my knit hat close to my head otherwise the wind would have easily blown it off and the tiny particles of sand carried by the strong winds flew dangerously close to my face and I shut my eyes from the view to prevent anything going into eyes.

Eventually the force of the wind blowing in the opposite direction created too much of a resistance that I made the decision to walk back to the car and regain warmth before venturing out against the elements a second time.

I imagined Bilbo Baggins climbing Lonely Mountain and Frodo Baggins climbing Mount Doom with Samwise Gamgee. I wondered if any of them needed a second sweater to climb their respective mountains.

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HawkandFloAdventures Receives a Shoutout on the GlobalComix Podcast

The Duck Webcomics resident, HawkandFloAdventures, has received a shoutout on the Global Comix podcast for being an outstanding citizen in external webcomic communities.

“Hey just to let you know I got a shout out on the recent Globalcomix podcast! It's at 42:22. <3”

GlobalComix Podcast (January 26, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjjL27lqA_c&t=1357s

(Turn to 42:22 to tune into HawkandFloAdventures’ shoutout)

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