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
Apr 23, 2026Shakespeare Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 25, 2024World Penguin Day
Jan 25, 2026Burns Night in Scotland
Aug 16, 2024International Roller Coaster Day
Dec 9, 2019Let s crack the code
Feb 26, 2026Grand Canyon National Park anniversary
May 26, 2020It s tree-climbing season
Jan 8, 2026Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
Apr 10, 2022Siblings Day
Mar 13, 2020Jerte Valley in bloom
Feb 19, 2022Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
Jul 13, 2020Welcome to the Hoh
May 26, 2018Honoring the first American woman in space
Nov 9, 2025Carl Sagan Day
Jul 21, 2022Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
Apr 26, 2023Great horned owl fledglings
Aug 1, 2020Where fire meets water
Jul 23, 2025Vatican City with St. Peters Basilica
Dec 28, 2024Endangered Species Act
Jul 28, 2023San Blas Islands, Panama
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Sep 12, 2018A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
Jun 3, 2023National Trails Day
Feb 28, 2019Over and under the delta
Feb 7, 2023Village of Labro, Italy
Apr 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah
Oct 13, 2018‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
Feb 29, 2020It s leap day!
Apr 19, 2019Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
Dec 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
Aug 5, 2024Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England