Cycle To The Sun is a once-a-year bicycle race here on Maui that draws entrants from all over the world. It starts at the little town of Paia (elevation: sea level) and finishes at the rim of Haleakala* crater (elevation: 10,023 feet). Start to finish, it’s 36 miles and up hill pretty much every inch…
As it happens, we had quite a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning and, since I was up early, I snapped a photo. That mountain just above the treeline is Maui’s dormant volcano, Haleakala, which translates as “the house of the sun.” Doesn’t look it, but up there at the summit the elevation is 10,080 feet. Last…
Most of us who have the incredible luck to live in Hawaii realize our good fortune and appreciate what we have here. When something happens to remind us – a brilliant 180-degree rainbow or seeing a humpback whale breeching a hundred yards off shore, for instance – local folks exchange looks, smile and say, “Lucky…