The Road to Hana
(and Beyond)

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Driving east from the center of Maui towards the town of Hana,
you follow this coastline.

And if you look upcountry, you see something like this.

And if you stop and follow a muddy trail like this...

...you might see something like this.
Worth the walk.

The Road to Hana is noted for its waterfalls.

We saw so many of them we stopped taking pictures.

A nice lady took our picture with these prehistoric-looking plants.
(Actually, she took the picture with the camera.)

There was a cute old couple tending this roadside shrine.
They ducked out of the picture.

A little past the town of Hana is a red sand beach
not frequented by tourists.

The surf is very rough here,
and has carved this rock.

At the `Ohe`o Gulch (AKA the Seven Sacred Pools).
Notice the great respect shown to the site by tourists.

Looking towards the ocean at `Ohe`o.

The road beyond `Ohe`o was too much for this guy...

...but we pressed on.
Note the lack of guardrails at the edge of the cliff.

As you round to the southern coast,
things start to change.

The southern coast of Maui is sheltered from the rain by Haleakala.

It is much drier here,
a far cry from the lush growth on the north side.

This guy seemed unconcerned with the traffic.