Whether you’re dreaming up your Valley Isle vacation or simply gathering facts about one of the world’s largest “dormant” volcanoes, here’s the lowdown on Maui’s biggest bulwark and why it receives endless awe and praise. Haleakalā National ParkThe birth of Haleakala To understand the ...
The landscape of Haleakala National Park rises from a lush valley beneath a waterfall at sea level to a red desert of cinder cones up at the volcanic summit ofHaleakala. An astounding array of climates and life zones lies in between. Yet the park’s many contrasting worlds are vitally linked...
Haleakala National Park has more endangered species than any other National Park in the country (including species which are not native.) The park is chock-full of facts about all the plants and creatures unique to Haleakala. If you like learning about wildlife, take the time to stop in the...
Overall the trip was good but we did feel a bit mislead, the bike ride doesn’t start at the summit, it starts outside of the national park after all of the switchback that were mentioned in description and then you have to get on the bus to drive down ...
Dumb. Interrupting a ride that with all logic should actually start at the (10,000 feet) top, but starts outside the boundary of the national park is dumb. So starting at 6,500 feet elevation is silly. Stopping the ride at Kula to avoid offending the ...
After watching the sun rise you explore the national park a bit and then you get suited up with bikes. You do make many switch backs and turns with blind spots, so keep that in mind if you have any inexperienced riders. After getting down the mountain y...
Overall the trip was good but we did feel a bit mislead, the bike ride doesn’t start at the summit, it starts outside of the national park after all of the switchback that were mentioned in description and then you have to get on the bus to drive down more before riding again, just...