The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-08-12
With the Alert
Boy Scouts of Maui

NNNAe 'N'uN was Oul VI HIS DUllh dllN
eagerly awaiting the rising sun to ap
pear above the great sea of banked
clouds that spread NJ like a mantle
of snow reaching for miles on all
sides of the Crater House. Suddenly
the Il rays began to play owe the
edge Of the cloud bank; Flashing
lights like g~littering diamonds flung
themselves upward into the sky
above. Then as the edge Of the sun
appeared over the cloud banks it
changed into all the colors Of the
rainbow-but what's the se-no one
a describe the beauties of this
glorious sccne.-It must be seen TO be
appreciated.
Getting breakfast was the next
thing in order and soon the Scouts
were scattered about the level space
above the Crater House with their
fires merrily flinging the odors of
beans, bacon. sausage. coffee. Postum
and chocolate into the air. Each Scout
had his individual cooking kit with
him and had all the chances in the
world 10 lind out for himself if he
mad learned his fire-making and sec
ond class cooking test properly.
After chow. the Scouts fed and
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Mr.. PUCK and Mr. cameron ieadlng
the way over ire great rocks OF lava,
the tWolllle rice 10 Red Hlii started.
Inc SolIlS was nara ana Dug and
the suIe-ioc'ed ahllnals were put TO
their best 10 make thCir way over and
ihrouSh the o ifali 'Oh our leiI
we soon laSSed haialahu or MO
mana, a PEAK lulilnG 900 leet ABOVE
the sea level, then ~nehel 9SfO
feet; below us was a great sufglhg'
billoWY sea Of snoW-Whlte CLOUDS thaI
stretched Tor mlIes L 10 sea ana
towards Walluku. ked Hlll was
reached IN due tlme ana mere we were
at the highest peak on
lO,O52 leet hlSh' here d stop was
made ana SaddleS ana packs llsn'eneu
TOR the descent mo the crater y
snap was taken by Q whose Huilp
fingers could haldIy iocuS 'ne caiiela'
II was Al degrees oupNe Ae'o' ECU!
0 lor a seml-'IopIcal Isie, "H"I'
Ihen down down me iaVa sanu
TRAN we started lor the nan mlle
Jaunt TO the bed OF me crater. Inc
first stop was maze AZ AWaha cone
and We were soon looking down INTO
the bowels OF what was once a great
seethlng mass OF vomiting IRE no"
glad we were mat we could take
things cool we were ZV0O leet pc
low the rim OF the great aleakal
ana all before US We're numbers oi
great II from 900 TO 200 leet above
the crater floor. Pictures were taken
OF The Scouts as they looked down
into THIS great dead monster ana
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