Makahiku Falls
Makahiku Falls drops 200 feet from a basalt ledge on the Pipiwai Trail in Haleakala National Park — past Hana, past the tourists, past the first waterfall, up the second mile of the trail to a pool that most people never reach. Greg arrived alone at first light before the trail opened, after an overnight rain had brought the falls to full flow, the roar audible from the trailhead. In the clean light that arrives before direct sun reaches the falls, the image holds both the white water and the deep green of the surrounding forest in a single frame. Maui's east-facing valleys receive the trade winds and their moisture first; this is why the waterfalls exist and why this light is brief.
Makahiku Falls drops 200 feet from a basalt ledge on the Pipiwai Trail in Haleakala National Park — past Hana, past the tourists, past the first waterfall, up the second mile of the trail to a pool that most people never reach. Greg arrived alone at first light before the trail opened, after an overnight rain had brought the falls to full flow, the roar audible from the trailhead. In the clean light that arrives before direct sun reaches the falls, the image holds both the white water and the deep green of the surrounding forest in a single frame. Maui's east-facing valleys receive the trade winds and their moisture first; this is why the waterfalls exist and why this light is brief.