Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: March 3, 2025
Farther up the mountain at 8,840 feet, we hiked this short .6-mile trail. Nene bird crossing signs were everywhere although I did not see any of these Hawaiian goose looking birds (Photo#3) driving up to the summit. The trail was a combination of rocks and dirt ending with a higher view of the crater. This rocky landscape is home to rare endemic, endangered insects and plants. We passed the ruins of a ranch wall (Photo#4) from long ago when several ranches existed at this extreme height. Trail signs warned us that the trade winds and high-altitude combination could change weather extremely fast dropping temperatures 30 to 40 degrees very fast.
