I think we had an entire Road to Hana part 2 style checklist of all the stuff we wanted to see on the Leeward Coast but after seeing all the tent…
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If there was ever a place made for us, it was the North Shore of Oahu. Ruggedly beautiful and at the time, not very touristy, with quaint turn-of-the century towns, empty…
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Though our accommodations were rustic it was hard to beat the location. Not to mention it was cheap -- like $10-$15? Maybe even less than that? At the time, the rugged…
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CAMPERVAN Haleakala HAWAII HIKING NATIONAL PARKSHawaii in a Campervan | Pools of ‘Ohe’o / Seven Sacred Pools
Another huge benefit to staying at Kipahulu Campground: easy and early access to one of the most popular sites on the 'Road to Hana" -- the pools of ‘Ohe’o Gulch (aka…
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Haleakala National Park covers a range of five distinctly different climates zones. Whereas nights at Hosmer's Grove were freezing cold, camping at Kipahulu was more of what we expected of Hawaii:…
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The road to Hana is a 52+ mile coastal road that puts the PCH to shame. It is peppered with all kinds of waterfalls, rainforests, swimming holes, bamboo forests, beaches, and…
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CAMPERVAN Haleakala HAWAII HIKING NATIONAL PARKSHawaii in a Campervan | PART 5: Hiking Haleakalā National Park
The summit of the tallest peak in Haleakala is over 10,000 feet and while we were definitely above the cloud line for some reason it didn't *feel* like we were that…
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CAMPERVAN Haleakala HAWAII NATIONAL PARKSHawaii in a Campervan | Part 4: Summit Sunrise at Haleakalā National Park
We woke up some time around 4 in the morning and pressed our internal snooze buttons about a million times. Honestly we sort of didn't mind. We weren't getting much sleep…
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CAMPERVAN Haleakala HAWAII HIKING NATIONAL PARKSHawaii in a Campervan | PART 3: Haleakalā National Park + Hosmer Grove Campground
We left the coast behind and drove up into the clouds towards Hosmer Grove Campground, our home for the night. Unlike many of the campgrounds we researched back then, camping in…