Name: Iao Valley
Location: West Maui Mountains
Trail- Unpaved
When you are in Maui, you see two mountain ranges- West Maui mountains( Iao valley) and the Haleakala mountains. It reminded me of the peaceful hermitages, with all the greenery, waterfalls and botanical gardens
The pristine waterfalls will make anyone's heart soar.
This is the Iao Needle. This reminded me of the place shown in the series "Lost". One of the most magical places.
There is an unpaved trail when you reach the top. If you make it through the slippery slopes, you have the most breathtaking views of the valley, which is not visible to others on the paved trail.
It can get pretty dangerous if it is rainy as there are no railings. You can continue on this trail for a long time. We returned back after 2.5 miles. The forest gets dense.
The tree on the way to the trail, this is probably the widest spot we ever faced.
As John Muir said,I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in!
Happy Trails!
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