Camping at Haleakala National Park
Haleakala National Park Haleakala is known as one of those "epic" hiking treks in the state of Hawaii. It is said to be an awesome backpacking experience by many hikers in the Oahu hiking community. To plan a trip to Haleakala takes extensive research and planning. In Hawaiian Mythology, Haleakala is the place where demi-god Maui resided. Maui was considered a prankster and loved to play jokes on others. One day he had a complaint from his mother, goddess Hina who said that her kapa didn't dry because the sun moved too fast across the sky. To solve this problem Maui ran up to the summit of Haleakala, lassoed the sun and moved it around the horizon slowly, so Hina's kapa would dry. It is said that Haleakala gets at least 15 minutes more sunlight in the summer than any other place in the state of Hawaii. I digress, Ed usually goes to Haleakala once a year and asked me if I wanted to go this year. Ed claimed that this would be his 20th time. For me I jum...