West slope of Haleakala looking south at Kahoolawe Location: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Haleakala, HI Year: 1988 Merckslides catalogue number: 06-16524 Comments: The drive to the summit of Haleakala was almost as spectacular as the scene at the top. Here we passed thick pastures lined with rows of Eucalyptus. The cloud cover was caused by condensation of water vapor in warm air rising off the ocean over the mountain. For thise reason, the background remained brilliantly lit.

Rainbow partially concealed beneath clouds Location: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Haleakala, HI Year: 1988 Merckslides catalogue number: 06-16522 Comments: Once we had driven out of the clouds surrounding the mountain, we turned around to see this.

The western two thirds of Maui Location: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Haleakala, HI Year: 1988 Merckslides catalogue number: 06-16526 Comments: This is the view from the Haleakala summit.

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