Maui: Haleakalā Summit District

On our second full day on Maui, we drove our rental car to the summit in Haleakalā National Park.

An interactive map of our route to the summit:

But first, breakfast on our lanai:

Breakfast on our lanai

Wild chickens in the resort parking lot:

Wild chickens in the resort parking lot

Tree tunnel:

Tree tunnel

Haleakalā National Park signs:

Haleakalā National Park sign

Haleakalā National Park sign

Above the clouds:

Above the clouds

Haleakalā Visitor Center near the summit:

Haleakalā Visitor Center near the summit

Haleakalā Visitor Center

View from outside the visitor center:

View from the visitor center

View from the visitor center

View from the visitor center

View from the visitor center

View from the visitor center

View from the visitor center

View from the visitor center

Summit district signs:

Summit district sign

Summit district sign

Haleakala observatories:

Haleakala Observatories

Haleakala observatories

ʻĀhinahina:

ʻĀhinahina

ʻĀhinahina

ʻĀhinahina

ʻĀhinahina

Summit:

Summit

Elevation 10,023 feet:

Elevation 10,023 feet

Info sign

Info sign

Info sign

Birds:

Birds

Picnic lunch from the resort:

Picnic lunch from the resort

Nene crossing:

Nene crossing

Headquarters Visitor Center:

Headquarters Visitor Center

Headquarters Visitor Center

Headquarters Visitor Center

Headquarters Visitor Center

Headquarters Visitor Center

Down into the clouds:

Down into the clouds

Winding road:

Winding road