ROAD TO 10,000 ft.
Motorists on the Island of Maui, Hawaii, will soon be able to drive to the “House of the Sun.” A road to the top of Haleakala, the world’s largest extinct crater, will lead to the highest rim of the giant sleeping crater 10,000 ft. above sea level. The mountain has a circumference of 20 miles and is one of the main touring attractions of the Island of Maui.
In its offering of goregous panoramas of great extent, the new highway will be unexcelled by any scenic drive in the world. From Puu Pahu, at 6000 ft. elevation, five islands of the Hawaiian chain will be visible, rising from the blue plain of the outstretched sea: West Maui, Molokai, Kahoolawe, Lanai and, in clear weather, distant Oahu. The island of Hawaii is visible from the brink of Haleakala. At the present time there is a road to within ten miles of the crater rim, and the remainder of the trip is made on horseback or afoot.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18552, 26 April 1930, Page 15 (Supplement)
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169ROAD TO 10,000ft. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18552, 26 April 1930, Page 15 (Supplement)
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