Haleakala National Park

A long road took us to the summit where we stood above the clouds at 10,023 feet.

The rare silversword is found nowhere else on earth. It's one of the few plant species endemic to Hawaii.

The Sliding Sands Trail led down into the volcano. The dots on the right of the trail are people.

The landscape was eerie and wonderful.

The land seems barren at first, but all the green is shrubbery.

There are about a dozen cinder cones.