This was an amazing drive up to the top of a volcano (Haleakala Crater). The road was two lanes and numerous switchbacks. At several places there is no guardrail and heart stopping when you look over the edge...gulp...
There is a tour that will take you to the top to see the sunrise and then you can bike down...lucky for me it was all booked! We did pass several bikers at various points along the way. There is a fee for the park but we didn’t have to pay...apparently the government is on a shutdown ....thanks Trump...you saved us $$$!
The trip up is about 37 miles from the junction...took us about 90 min at 30 miles/hr to get up to the top
Some of these pics are out the car window with me pointing the camera at random 'cause it was so steep! 😂😮
Sharp corners reminded me of Osooyos
Imagine 90min of roads like this!
Finally...
My photos look like I snapped them of another photo...but this is truly what it looks like! The light of the day made it difficult to focus so I had to rely on my auto settings...add in wind...
In the parking lot...
We were truly above the clouds...and the air was pretty thin
Temperature was so cold and windy...just like at home without the snow! (12° c)
Can’t believe that people like this biked to the very top! True celebration!
There is no edge...gulp
She’s on top of the world
You know when you point the camera...and you have no idea what you’re doing...and when you come back there’s a surprise...like this bird?!
We stopped for lunch in a small community. (Makawao) The restaurant was very cool as it was down an alley and served salads and sandwiches only. I had a salad with fresh mahi-mahi ...yum...Brent and Yu had crab and avacodo sandwiches...we can’t get enough of avacodo...so good. It seems really strange that everywhere you look there’s chickens running loose...even down the Main Street and in the alley where we ate lunch! Imagine walking down the street and ...oh there’s an egg! 😂😂😂
Sigh...what a great day...
