HALEAKALA
Sea to Summit
For reference
HaleakalA distinct biomes
This first section are my faves
As close as we could get to the coast in the park, the beach was off limits, many of the overlooks where closed as well at the lower entrance
Seven sacred pools
My son, Levi
trail leading back to visitor center
Top of seven sacred pools
fern
Banyon tree
Ocean view
Bridge in bamboo forest
Bamboo
Hikers on bridge
Cataract in bamboo forest
Hikers crossing stream near falls
Side view of waimoku falls, 400 foot drop
Hosmer grove
Hosmer grove
Eucalyptus trees, hosmer grove
ʻapapane
ʻIʻiwi
Hosmer grove
Hawai‘i ‘Amakihi
silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense)
Summit VC overlook
Son and niece
The crater
the crater
Summit
Crater
My brother at the summit VC
Summit
Crater
Crater
Here’s a top 100 (including what’s above)
As close as we could get to the coast in the park, the beach was off limits, many of the overlooks where closed as well at the lower entrance
Black sand/rock beach
Seven sacred pools
Seven sacred pools
My son, Levi
Seven sacred pools
trail leading back to visitor center
Top of seven sacred pools
fern
Top of seven sacred pools
Banyon tree
Hikers
Ocean view
Bridge in bamboo forest
Bridge in bamboo forest
Bamboo
Bridge
Bamboo
Levi, bamboo forest
Hikers on bridge
Cataract in bamboo forest
Hikers at waimoku falls, base of falls was closed, this was as close as people could get
Hikers crossing stream near falls
Side view of waimoku falls, 400 foot drop
Ascending Haleakala to summit entrance
Hosmer grove
ʻIʻiwi
ʻIʻiwi
Hosmer grove
Invasive warbling white-eye
Juvenile ʻIʻiwi
Eucalyptus trees, hosmer grove
ʻapapane
ʻapapane
ʻIʻiwi
Hosmer grove
Hawai‘i ‘Amakihi
silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense)
silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense)
Summit VC overlook
Son and niece
Chukar
Summit VC overlook
Hikers in the crater
The crater
the crater
Summit
Crater
My brother at the summit VC
Our first of three visits to the summit the crater was obscured by cloud cover
Summit
Crater
Crater