Our National Park Senior Pass was put to work today when we made the 49 mile, 1.5 hour drive from Kihei to Haleakala National Park- that took us from sea level to over 10,000 feet. Needless to say .. the 89 to 60 degree temps is a SMALL example of the changes that occur along the way. Plant life that lives in one place but cannot sustain in the other, birds plentiful in one place, unheard of in the other ... and the realization that from sea level to the peak is under 2 miles in actual feet- but it's still 20 miles from the base of the park to the top!! We stopped a few times for kodak moments, and
took the drive slow because a certan "princess" doesn't like living (or driving) on the edge .. but we had some tutoring from the park officals and experienced life above the clouds! The clarity of the sky & air was amazing, the views were endless, and the arrival in one piece to the base of the volcano ... totally welcomed! AND- I got a couple of stamps in my parks book too.
Our National Park Senior Pass was put to work today when we made the 49 mile, 1.5 hour drive from Kihei to Haleakala National Park- that took us from sea level to over 10,000 feet. Needless to say .. the 89 to 60 degree temps is a SMALL example of the changes that occur along the way. Plant life that lives in one place but cannot sustain in the other, birds plentiful in one place, unheard of in the other ... and the realization that from sea level to the peak is under 2 miles in actual feet- but it's still 20 miles from the base of the park to the top!! We stopped a few times for kodak moments, and 
took the drive slow because a certan "princess" doesn't like living (or driving) on the edge .. but we had some tutoring from the park officals and experienced life above the clouds! The clarity of the sky & air was amazing, the views were endless, and the arrival in one piece to the base of the volcano ... totally welcomed! AND- I got a couple of stamps in my parks book too.
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