Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21
llEYlSlEHAShANf SIGHTS
mALLURE AND H0LDTODRIs1S

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miles and the extreme width %.
miles. The almost vertical walls DROP
half a mile or more from TIE top
with a wealth of color and cOnforma.
ton which language faiis to express
to one who has never seen them. Cir
der cones, which rise like young noun
tains from the bottom OF the crater,
are relatively but fair-sized ant hills
when viewed from the summit. On
the very edge of the crater now stands
the newly built rest house of Hale
akala, a substantial structure which
makes the night comfortable to the
tourist. This vantage point is above
the usual cloud elevation. From 1t
the slopes of Haleakala, the isthmus
and the serried spurs of the West
Mani mountains make spectacular
panorama Of tropical beauty.
Tramp To Red HiIl.
The trip from the rest house, along
the edge of the crater, distance of
some four or.five miles to Red Hill, is
one that is filled with novel expert
ences. Crossing the great flows of
lava. and then the drifting sands, a
rest from mere climbing must be FREE
iquently taken Ia order to fully APP
preciate the grandeur of the surround
ings. Below lies the wonderful plain
one OF the richest In the world. covered
on the mountain slope Immediately
below with sands, and jutting rocks.
Farther below are the rich cornfields
Of Kula; further still. the cactus, and
then. the rich cane fields, dotted by
two score of reservoirs, and in the
distance the sand hills. Beyond these.
rise the eane6elds of the Wailuku SUI
gar Company and then the cloud
capped West Maui mountains.
The whole panorama is wonderfully
beautiful in coloring and Is. q view
OF which one never tires. On the other
side appears the impressive crater OF
the extinct volcano, stretching out like
q great yawning abyss. with a variety
of eoloring seen in the sand. From
the summit Of the mountains all the
islands of the group. excepting Kauai,
can often be seen.
An hours trip over the sloping
sands of the floor of the crater brings
one into the very heart of one of the
wonders of the world. From this van
tage point the cones, rising 900 feet
in height, tower above one, The col
ors, so impressive from the top of the
mountain and as one comes into the
crater, are from the floor intensified.
The walls of the crater, distant many
hundred feet, seem within hands
reach. One and half hours are con-.
sumed crossing the floor of Haleakala.
Interesting lava formations may be
found: The Bubble q good resting
place at night If one Is caught In the
crater; "Pele's Pig Pen which is we'll
worth seeing; The Bottomless Pit,
q fumerole. which gives one the Idea
Of what might happen should the era
ter become active again; the upright
pillars OF lava and the weird lorna
tions found here and there caused bv
the liquid mass quickly cooling; vol
canic bombs. good specimens OF which
may now and then be found. Surpass-
ing IN interest is the Silver Sword.
quantities Of which are growing upon
the sides of the crater, and which
plant is found in no other part Of the
world.
Four Wonderful euiches.
Passing down through the Kanpo
Guich. the traveller now has before
him three or four days, Of journeying,
which are indescribabie for their
beauty. Four wonderful clutches be-
tween Kaupo and Kipahulu must be
crossed. Each of these is between 500
and 1000 feet In depth.
Leaving the plantation at Kipahulu
the road winds down close to the foot
of the Waialua Falls, which have been
called by travellers who have been all
over the world unequaied for their
beauty and SURROUNDINGS. Al wonder
full coastline Of high rugged walls.
over which the surf constantly dashes,
now marks the shore line for ten
miles. Kauike Head has a beautiful
beach at its foot. The sloping noun
tains aare covered at their base with
the green cane. The little village
nesting among them marks the town
of Hama. noted for it's beauty.
/, Travelling along the splendid road
into Nahikn rubber country one now
quickly strikes the Ditch Trail. where
1t is said more beauty is to be seen
in few miles than in any other SINH 4
lar distance by roadway in the world
Waterfalls, gulches, narrow trail.
abundance of foliage and hundreds OF
different kinds of trees and shrubs,
with Jagged rocks, form picture that
stands out in ones mind never to be-
effaced. The Ditch Trail of Maui is
famous, and we'll it might be. Its
beauty rests the traveller and he feels,
in spite of the seeming dangers OF the
trip, that nature is kind and protect.
ing.
AT kaailua the horse trial of the
last few miles is abandoned for high
way. Forest and wide pasture lands
now greet the eve. The rolling eoun-
try is soon reached and a person can
easily imagine he is back in the grass.
covered plsins of the States. This
feeling disappears. however, as. he
passes up and down through series
of gulches the most beautiful of which
is Halehakr
Then come the pineapple fields of
the homesteaders. Haiku, the site of
the first East Maui supar mill 10