Since the list is so quiet, I decided to post as a PESO one of the images I looked at for the August PUG (On the Road) before choosing a different image. My favorite road trip, as you might imagine, is the fabled Road to Hana, on the island of Maui. It is really more than a drive from Kahului to "Heavenly Hana," as some of the best sights are beyond the village of Hana itself. The Hana Highway is a 64.4-mile-long stretch of Hawaii Routes 36 and 360 that connects Kahului to the town of Hana in east Maui. The Hana Highway begins at the end of busy Kaahumanu Avenue, by the airport and Costco, but the adventure starts after Route 37 branches off towards the summit of Haleakala and 36 heads along the coast, past the artsy surfer town of Paia, to Hookiapa, where surfers, windsurfers and sea turtles crowd the beach and Peahi, with its monster offshore waves, known as "Jaws," reachable only by jet ski. Beyond that are several waterfalls visible from the road, and more enticing ones a short hike Mauka (inland). Before Hana is Waianapanapa State Park, with its striking black sand beach, explorable lava tubes, a powerful blowhole and majestic views. Although Hana is only about 52 miles from Kahului, even an uninterrupted drive would take 2.5 hours, since the highway is very narrow, and passes over 59 bridges, of which 46 are only one lane wide. There are approximately 620 curves, many of them hairpins, while driving through lush, tropical rainforest. 12 miles past Hana is Oheo Gulch, part of Haleakala National Park, where a short hike leads to numerous waterfalls, many with inviting freshwater pools. One mile south is the Palapala Ho'omau Church, with the grave of Charles Lindburgh, who helped preserve this part of Maui, with funding from the Rockefeller family. On my last visit, I left a miniature Distinguished Flying Cross on his grave, to commemorate what we have in common. This part of the back route from Hana is technically part of Route 31 (the Piilani Highway), but it is a narrow and very rough unpaved road, and does not connect with the main part of 31. Rather, the road turns inland, past a wind turbine farm, to join the Haleakala highway near the large Ulupalakua cattle ranch and the Tedeschi Vineyards. There is a private road there that leads to Oprah's estate, and beyond to the coastal resort of Wailea, but regular folks must take the long highway back to Kahului before heading South to the beach. In any event, here is an image from my last trip on the Hana highway, when a rockslide had blocked part of the narrow road, and a work crew was busy clearing away the debris. Besides the memories it evokes, I like the expression on the nearest worker, frustrated at being delayed by yet another car full of tourists. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/8/2/rockslide K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>*