Haleakala on Maui

The Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes. Haleakala is one of the volcanoes that formed Maui. Although it is classified as an active volcano, the last volcanic activity occurred about 200 years ago. While we were visiting Maui in February, we drove up the volcano and had a look around. It doesn't look like anywhere else in Hawaii or really anywhere else on earth. The crater looks more like the moon.

We stopped at one of the visitor centers on the way up the mountain and we were already above the clouds. The next photos are of the crater itself. You can hike throughout the crater on the trails but I would imagine you would want to take plenty of supplies and be mindful of the time. It doesn't look like a place you want to get stuck when the park closes. The snowcapped mountains in the distance are on the big island. The bird in the last photo is a chukar and we know that because Luis asked a park ranger at one of the visitor centers what it was. He also asked her what it tasted like and she said it tasted like chicken. Seriously.