National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii Apr 23, 2018

National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii

Each week hundreds of tourists make the journey to the summit of Haleakalā, a dormant volcano at Haleakalā National Park, to watch the sunrise at 10,000 feet above sea level. Legend says this protected place is the site where demigod Maui lassoed the sun and convinced it to slow down and make our days last longer. Thanks, Maui! Now is there any chance you can make the weekend longer, too?

© Alex Messenger/Tandem Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

Apr 23, 2019A legend and a legendary home
Apr 23, 2020Duck, duck. duck, duck, duck...
Apr 23, 2021A house of grand scale(s)
Apr 23, 2022World Book Day
Apr 23, 2023World Book Day
Apr 23, 2024World Book Day
Apr 23, 2025Shakespeare Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 1, 2023Antarctica Day
Aug 20, 2024Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Nov 5, 2022Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
Jul 28, 2019Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Sep 6, 2019The old guard at Old San Juan
Feb 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Nov 2, 2019A national icon
Mar 8, 2023International Womens Day
Nov 5, 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
Feb 18, 2021A river runs through it
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Nov 21, 2020Headed to the High Country
Jul 15, 2024Marine Day, Japan
Aug 19, 2023World Photography Day
Aug 1, 2020Where fire meets water
Jan 20, 2024Penguin Awareness Day
Nov 25, 2021Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 11, 2018Poppies for Armistice Day
Sep 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Jan 12, 2022Take the Stairs Day
Mar 13, 2018Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
Oct 13, 2025Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
Sep 28, 2022A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
Mar 30, 2018The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
Jul 25, 2019Jane’s Carousel delights
Sep 24, 2018Mooncake time
Dec 29, 2020Where the glow of the holidays lingers
Mar 10, 2021Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
Jan 1, 2021Take the plunge into 2021