After a lunch of day-old peanut butter sandwiches at Holua, we head to the switchback and begin zigzagging up the trail on the cliff face. The next two dreadful hours are a blank. A steak and lobster later, we are boasting to anyone who will listen that we've hiked the entire crater. We owned it. The next morning, curled up in the hotel's king-size bed, Kevin can't move.
Every muscle aches.
Although he walks like a grinning orangutan for the next three days, he shows off his blisters like war wounds. He's even talking about going again. For more information about hiking and camping in Haleakala, visit the Haleakala National Park Web site. Injured NFL star Chris Naeole learns what it takes to come back. Get in shape.