The narrow roads and steep drop-offs are still there, as well as the speeding pick-ups. The best scenery is actually past Hana, especially in and around the 'Ohe'o Gulch portion of Haleakala National Park. I spent a bit of time hiking in the park, which is a very scenic rain forest, as opposed to the desert climate of the other end of the park. Of course, being a former aviator, I had to make the pilgrimage to Lindbergh's grave.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan, > The only time we drove the road was decades ago. > The road around the east(?) side voided your rental car agreement. > It didn't look far on a map, but took a full half day to drive to Hana. > We never ventured any farther. > Just happy to get back to home base. > I still remember... > 1,000 foot drop on one side of the road into the Pacific. > 1,000 feet up on the other side of the road. > About 1 1/2 lanes of asphalt. > And crazy Hawaiians in pick-ups barreling around the curves at you. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Thanks, Bob. >> >> The cultural diversity of Hawaii is such that few of the locals are >> clearly identifiable as belonging to only one of the ethnic groups >> that comprise the people of Hawaii. In fact, they have a special name >> for any family that appears all to belong to the same race: >> "tourists." >> >> There have been improvements to the Road to Hana since I last drove it >> decades ago, but it is still interesting. Actually, the road TO Hana >> is fairly manageable; it's the road BACK from Hana, around the east >> end of the island and leading to upcountry at the Tedeschi Vineyard >> and the ranch that is really challenging. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dan, >>> I was expecting someone of Polynesian heritage. >>> If you made the drive to Hana, I congratulate you. >>> My driveway in Wisconsin was bigger and in better shape than that road. >>> And the crazy Hawaiians drove pick-ups DOWN THE MIDDLE all the time. >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 4:02 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Hostess at the Hana Flower Farm: >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16932393&size=md >>>> Comments are invited. >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
