Haleakala Crater

We visited Haleakala Crater and were utterly gobsmacked. [I’ve been looking for a chance to use that word.]

haleakela crater

The fog created dramatic contrasts.

crater 1

We saw silverswords…

silver sword

…and exotic birds.

exotic birdy

[Well, maybe not so very exotic. It was pecking around the parking lot, looking for handouts.]

rainbow

On the way down from the mountain: a perfect rainbow.