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At the foot of Haleakala, the road winds through grassy fields and free ranging cattle
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Leaving our condo at the beach for the drive to Haleakala
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A wall of clouds moves in below us
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The view below gets smaller
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At around 7,000 feet we enter the gate to Haleakala
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Meeting the native Nene (Hawaiian Geese) at the park headquarters visitor center
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Weather conditions change from minute to minute
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Making a quick stop at the Leleiwi Overlook
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Quickly snap that picture, it's cold and windy up here at the 8,840 foot overlook
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The valley below seems very far away
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The road climbs steadily toward the top
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The parking lot of the upper visitor center is in the distance
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Waiting for a change in the weather
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Are the clouds lifting?
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We often drive through thick clouds
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Coming out of the clouds
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A glimpse of West Maui in the distance
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Looking down onto the layer of clouds
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Getting closer to the top
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We reached the highest point on Haleakala
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The happy couple
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Our first look into Haleakala Crater. Where is it?
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This is it?
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The view is getting better
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Or not
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Ahinahina (silversword) is unique to Hawaii
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Be careful walking around them. The cost for damaging them is more than the entire vacation budget
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Silverswords may live up to 50 years
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They developed dense covering of silver hairs to live in this difficult environment
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The silver hairs allows the plant to retain water and ward off the intense sun.
