The Sliding Sands trail starts near the summit of Haleakala crater (9,740 feet).
Our plan was to follow the trail downhill for 4 miles, run 2 miles across the valley floor. Then retrace our steps back up.
There were a couple of runners behind us. We had seen them running up the road when we drove to the summit. As we moved aside on the trail to let them by, I realized the lead runner was Paul Hopwood. We stopped and talked briefly, then Paul and his friend disappeared into the mist.
Along the way, there were silversword plants.
And a couple of Nene.
We came across a group of Sierra Club volunteers weeding out non-native plants. One of them asked what would make us go for a training run at altitude, then she saw my shirt, and said, "Oh, HURT...", as if that explained it.
Pretty soon, it was time to turn around and head back up.
Click here to see more pictures.
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1. On the map image on the Garmin site, select the "Hybrid" box
2. Press the "Play" button
Sat, 11/12/2011
Start: Haleakala Visitor Center (9740 feet)
Trails: Sliding Sands to Kapalaoa (7250 feet) and back
4:27 / 12.0 miles / 22:12 avg
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