Haleakala

  I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures of our bike ride down Haleakala, a huge volcano that rises more than 10,000 feet.  A van picked us up at 2:30 AM so we could be at the top for sunrise.  We were above the clouds!  The view was amazing, but it was cold.  The tour guide actually gave us wind suits, jackets, and gloves.  After sunrise, we started the 25 mile bike ride down.  It was all downhill, so there wasn't any pedaling.. but we went MUCH faster than both of us expected.  Nat did some of the ride, then rode the rest of the way down in a van while the tour guide told her a bunch of stories about the area.  Meanwhile, I spent the next few hours thinking "almost died there...  almost died there... almost died there..."