Haleakala

Here is a slideshow of pictures I took when we went up to watch the sunrise on Haleakala, the tallest mountain on Maui at 10,000 ft. tall.



Haleakala was amazing. We got up at 4 a.m. so that we could see the sun rise from the top. We did this on the second day we were in Maui, so that we could get up at 4 in the morning because we were still jet lagged. When we got up there we went on a short hike up to a better viewing location and waited for the sun to come up. I was one of the first to see the sun, but when I saw it I didn't even realize what it was! Here is what I said:

"What's that glowing thing on the horizon?"

In fairness, this is what I was looking at, and at the time I had been trying to see if I could see the Big Island from up there, but still, that was what we had gone up there for. After the sun had risen and wasn't as interesting anymore, we drove over to the actual summit (this is where I took the picture of the 10,000 ft. sign and the pictures of the entire rest of Maui). Later, we drove to some other viewpoints and got some more pictures. It was incredible.

Snorkeling

Here is a slideshow of the pictures I took snorkeling on my recent trip to Maui.



The beaches were incredible. The water was warm and you could swim literally just a few yards offshore and see these amazing tropical fish. Also, the water didn't get more than 20 feet deep for a good ways around the reef so it was easy to swim around. At some of the beaches we even saw turtles, who were completely unconcerned about us and so it was easy to take pictures of them. One of the most common fish we saw was the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, formerly the state fish of Hawaii. The reason I was able to take all these pictures is that on the first night we were there, my Uncle Shep and Aunt Al gave me their old camera (which isn't very old, actually), and with it they gave me a special waterproof case, which fits perfectly over the camera and has little buttons that push the real buttons, and so that's how I was able to take all of these pictures. Thank you Uncle Shep and Aunt Al !!

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