Sunrise on Haleakala

Photo: ewen as well as donabel

A couple of years ago we had the privilege of witnessing the single of the many fantastic sites upon the planet. The sunrise from the tip of the Haleakala volcano in Maui.

After waking during 3am, receiving the 2-hour automobile float in the dark, as well as then freezing our creatively tanned butts (its about 35-40 degrees up there), my mom as well as we eventually got to the limit of the scarcely 10,000 feet volcano.

Two hours of huddling underneath the sweeping made me feel like the refugee from the Siberian gulag, but child was the knowledge worth it. In fact, it was the spiritually surpassing experience. Seeing the resounding object climb above the clouds as if taking flight from the bubbling cauldron does which to you.

Heres the little bit about the mythology of Haleakala from About.com:

Long prior to the days of created history when the ancient gods walked the earth as well as fished the seas, the Demigod Maui was called prior to his mother, the goddess Hina. The goddess complained which the object moved opposite the sky so fast every day which her tapa fine cloth would not dry.

Wanting to greatfully his mother, Maui, who was well known for his tricks, devised the devise to compromise his mothers problem. Climbing to the limit of the good mountain prior to dawn, Maui waited for the object to peek the head above the edge of the horizon. When it did so, Maui took his lasso as well as lassoed the sun, interlude the trail opposite the sky.

The object begged Maui to let it go as well as ensue in the trail opposite the sky. Maui concluded upon the single condition. The object must determine to delayed the trail opposite the sky as well as allow more time for light during the day. The object agreed.

You can get the quick glimpse of the pleasing ceremony in the video below. Note: Despite putting! upon th e dauntless face, Im positive the clean Hawaiian in the video was carrying second thoughts about being shirtless as well as pantless upon the tip of the freezing mountain. Enjoy!


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