Here we are at summit at over 10,000 ft. The air is thin up there especially after spending a few days at sea level. You really notice the contrast when you change that drastic of an elevation in 1 hour.
They even have warning signs about it:
"Caution: Walk slowly at this elevation."
This is a picture of the Silver Sword plant that is unique to Haleakala crater. It really shone silver in the sun. It reminds me of an agave or one of our desert plants, just a lot more silver.
The clouds lifted enough to let us see part of the crater. Looking in there were still clouds.
We went for sunset. We didn't want to get up at 2AM just to see the sunrise. Sunset should be the same- just in reverse, right? We wore all of the clothes we brought plus a couple of towels and a blanket from the hotel. And yes, we brought jackets to Hawaii and Dee was prepared with gloves -he so gallantly let me wear.
The show was great. Very bright to look at, however. We are all bundled up.
The sun setting into the clouds with a hint of ocean in the distance too.
We stayed till the sun was gone and did some star gazing. Above the clouds, with the thin atmosphere and few lights, the sky was thick with stars. It was almost difficult to identify constellations there were so many stars. I couldn't stay out long it was just too cold. So if you go to the top of the crater, use everything you brought and everything else you can find.
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