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Haleakala Crater
Haleakala means "House of the Sun."
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Haleakala Crater
The landscape is magic . . . ruggedness along with gentle curves.
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Haleakala Crater
One of the most strangely beautiful places I have been.
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Haleakala Crater
Notice all the cinder cones . . .each one represents a past eruption.
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Haleakala Crater
Down in the crater, very little plant life due to low rainfall, porous soil,...
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Haleakala Crater
One of the native plants . . . kupaoa.
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Haleakala Crater
Vista from the start of the Sliding Sands trail down into the crater. Most...
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Haleakala Crater
View of "Sliding Sands" trail down into crater. Small...
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Haleakala Crater
On the way down the trail.
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Haleakala Crater
Looking up at the beginning of the Sliding Sands trail.
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Haleakala Crater
View of lava flow landscape on the way down the trail further into the crater.
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Haleakala Crater
View of Wind-sweptlandscape as we hiked down into the crater.
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Haleakala Crater
Close-up view of cinder cones as we hiked down into the crater. First cone is...
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Haleakala Crater
We hiked down into the crater for about an hour and half. View from...
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Haleakala Crater
Robert posing with cinder cones in the background. This is the lowest...
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Haleakala Crater
Dana at the lowest point we got in the crater. It took us an hour and...
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Haleakala Crater
A typical "lava bomb" which can be seen all other. Each one...
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Haleakala Crater
View of trail further down into the crater. Note the people on the...
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Haleakala Crater
Silversword after blossoming . . . they only bloom once in a lifetime.
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Haleakala Crater
View of cloud bank from visitor center.
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Haleakala Crater
Leaving the park . . . down the Haleakala Highway. Into the clouds.
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Haleakala Crater
Sometimes the road seemed to just fade into the clouds.
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Haleakala Crater
Beautiful vistas coming down the volcano.
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