 There
are all kinds of ways to see Maui's Haleakala Crater.
At its highest elevations, the crater appears barren.
Rainfall sinkes rapidly into the rocky ground whose
rough surface and high elevation make a hot summer every
day, a cold winter every night. Plant cover is sparse
and only a few shrubs, grasses, and the ahinahina or
silversword survive. At lower elevations, the crater
is occupied by rain forest (120 - 400 inches of rain
per year) and dry forest (20 - 60 inches of rainfall
per year).
Below you will find links to activities in each of
these zones; some of these activities will even take
you to two or more them. All of these tours feature
the spectacular and rugged scenery of a volcano that
has risen from the depths of the Pacific ocean. |
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