Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Pipiwai trail, Haleakala National Forest, HI, 1/26/19


This 2-mile very well traveled trail leads to 400-ft Waimoku Falls. It is part of the Haleakala National Park with its 10,023-ft high volcano that covers more than 50% of the island of Maui.  The trails ran through conifer forest for about 3/4 miles and then opened up to this beautiful Banyan tree.  Note Jim standing under the tree in the bottom left hand corner.



Beyond the tree, we found ourselves in a bamboo forest, with branches swaying in the wind and sharp racking noises all around us.  Finally figured it was snapping and breaking branches falling through the dense jungle of bamboo. 



Humid and wet all along; mushroom heaven. 



And finally, there was the fall!
Round trip: 4 miles.

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