Sunday, we were simmering at the beach in sunny 86 degree weather. Yesterday, we continued exploring the crater area at Haleakala National Park by taking a day hike along the Halemau'u Trail with the temperature around 49-50 degrees. Even Maui gets chilly at around 8,000 ft. above sea level. Despite the temperature, it was a glorious day to be out moving amongst the Hawaiian's physical and spiritual center of the Pacific, "House of the Sun." I'm having trouble taking photos that express the vastness and continual change of this place.
We can't wait to take a backpacking trip down into the crater in the near future. The park has both backcountry tent sites as well as three camping huts.
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| Approaching the Crater |
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| Ama'u in a full blown rainbow of colors |
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Ama'u (ferns) beginning to unfurl. These appear
as if someone spray painted them gold. |
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| Star out in front of me on the trail |
Thanks for the updates, Ben. You two are having a great time, I can tell. What a beautiful place!
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