At 5:14 this Saturday morning we were already perched on the edge of Haleakala Crater at Haleakala National Park. We arrived at 3:12 AM after an almost two hour drive from our room on the coast. (Yeah not much sleep!) Not too far but very slow travel if you stick to the speed limit (and I was really close:). We were all alone on the mountain for a bit before others arrived. Most came after five thirty and missed this experience with the moon rising just above the cloud layer. I have not seen anything quite like this before with a whole moon visible while ordinarily it would be a mere sliver. Mesmerizing.
