{"id":2600,"date":"2013-05-15T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T01:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2013-05-16T05:09:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T09:09:12","slug":"haleakala-summit-attained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/?p=2600","title":{"rendered":"Haleakala Summit Attained!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather was looking better on Haleakala as we rounded the south corner of West Maui, so after visiting Iao Valley, we headed up Haleakala.\u00a0 It is a slow and winding hour drive to the top from a starting point where you turn off of Hana Road and head into Upcountry Maui. We headed up the mountain a little after noon, and including stops and minimal hiking &#038; exploring at the summit, we made it back down to McDonalds in Pukalani (upcountry) for a light lunch about 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some views from the summit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7205-resized-1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"108_7205-resized-1280.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7205-resized-1280.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-dsc_0792-resized-1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"dsc_0792-resized-1280.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-dsc_0792-resized-1280.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7228-resized-1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"108_7228-resized-1280.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7228-resized-1280.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7232-resized-1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"108_7232-resized-1280.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7232-resized-1280.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7231-resized-1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"108_7231-resized-1280.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7231-resized-1280.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7230-resized-1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"108_7230-resized-1280.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7230-resized-1280.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7242-resized-1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"108_7242-resized-1280.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-108_7242-resized-1280.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And some panoramic views to give a 360\u00b0 view from the summit:<br \/>\n(Remember to click on a photo to load a larger view.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-14.18.08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2013-05-15 14.18.08.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-14.18.08.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-14.19.24.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2013-05-15 14.19.24.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-14.19.24.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-14.21.08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2013-05-15 14.21.08.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-14.21.08.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And some other panoramic views from the erosion crater visitor area:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.59.33.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2013-05-15 13.59.33.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.59.33.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.59.57.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2013-05-15 13.59.57.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.59.57.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.50.37.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2013-05-15 13.50.37.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.50.37.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.51.39.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2013-05-15 13.51.39.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-2013-05-15-13.51.39.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post_sig\">Posted from my Nexus 7 using WordPress for Android<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather was looking better on Haleakala as we rounded the south corner of West Maui, so after visiting Iao Valley, we headed up Haleakala.\u00a0 It is a slow and winding hour drive to the top from a starting point &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.lwwilliams.com\/?p=2600\">Continue reading <span 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