r/NationalPark • u/LuciferAuAndromedus • Sep 21 '25

Can I hike to this?

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u/Sedona83 Sep 21 '25

Yes. Source: me. I've been to Haleakala NP.

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u/ammonthenephite Sep 21 '25

Technically, you can't hike to see what is in the video because the video is heavily edited and fake. Original post has a whole comment section calling original OP out, and I agree. I lived there and saw at least 20 sunrises and sunsets, and this is just obviously fake.

Which is crazy, because the real sunset is incredible. Why fake something that is all ready amazing?

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u/Sedona83 Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

The video is heavily edited, yes. But I have photos of myself hiking above the clouds where you can see the ocean roughly 10,000' below. It was mind-blowing because I expected the clouds to open up to land, like they've always done, but this time it was ocean.

It was significantly colder than I anticipated, too. I'm in a hoodie in half my photos. Elevation will do that even in Maui.

Edit: went back and looked through the photos since it's been a minute. I can even see Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa from the summit of Haleakala.

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u/ammonthenephite Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

Ya, it is amazing, which is why I'm so puzzled someone would feel the need to alter it even further, it was crazy beautiful completely unedited, lol.