After sleeping from 7 pm - 7 am that first night we got up and got ready for another day on Haleakala! Day 2 was a bit nicer than the first. We got a full nights sleep the night before and we didn't have to haul around our packs. We hiked 4 miles down the Kapu Gap, so a total of 8 miles for day 2. The views from the gap were incredibly beautiful!
Kapu Gap
Of course I have to give you some of the native plants and animals, since that was why we were there. This plant is called Ohelo and is quite tasty. The berries are used to make jams and other tasty stuff. There were good in the beginning but after a whole day of eating ohelo berries they are not that exciting.
This is called a plunge pool waterfall. Erosion happens when the water cuts away the rock then falls in a pool and that cuts out more rock and then the water plunges down farther.We hiked down the gap alongside huge pali cliffs and it was so gorgeous that I decided that one day I will build a cabin and live in Kapu Gap. The government is still open to bribes, yeah?
The field in front of my cabin is FULL of Akala, the Hawaiian raspberry which has lost its thorns, could this place be anymore perfect?
The field in front of my cabin is FULL of Akala, the Hawaiian raspberry which has lost its thorns, could this place be anymore perfect?
Of course I have to give you some of the native plants and animals, since that was why we were there. This plant is called Ohelo and is quite tasty. The berries are used to make jams and other tasty stuff. There were good in the beginning but after a whole day of eating ohelo berries they are not that exciting.
Heading back up, the white stuff on the rocks was a really fluffy lichennu%3D3233)5+5)4+2)23245+5593438ot1lsi.jpeg)
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You really will become a hermit if you live in a cabin in the middle of nowhere. Although, it will be nice to have a free place to stay when I visit Hawaii.
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