Road to Hana, 最美的不是某个目的地,而是在这段路上。小瀑布、大海、雨林,各种view目不暇接,一路上会有好多LOOKOUT 的标志。看到这些标志,停车然后欣赏风景即可。有些瀑布景点需要爬一小段unpaved的小路,以及涉溪走一段。因此,备一双涉水鞋,或者索性穿人字拖。好多老外都是穿人字拖爬这些坡的,一路小跑着冲下坡,怎么都那么牛。整段路好多单边桥,好多弯道。
大文豪马克吐温大爱这条路!他是这样形容的:“This is the most magnificent, balmy atmosphere in the world--ought to take dead men out of grave.” Hana Highway,号称是全世界风景最美的一条公路, 全长52英里,限速多为十到十五英里。 路上有59座桥,其中46座是单行桥,600 多处90或大于90度拐弯,从地图上看基本上是锯齿形。一边是依山的峭壁,一边是临海的悬崖。
We had a great time on this drive. We downloaded the maui gypsy guide app which was so great for this drive..., told us all sorts of history and also about which places were worth it to stop and which to skip. Our favorites were the arboretum, ohea gulch and pipiwa trail (really cool bamboo forest).
景点的名字是“Road to Hana” 而不是Hana,充分说明了‘旅途的意义在于路上’这个道理。
从机场出发往西走360,然后换31。一路有数十个景点,每个景点都有Mile标志:
Mile 2: Twin Falls
Mile 9: Hookipa lookout
Mile 9.5: Waikamoi Ridge Trail
Mile 10: Garden of Eden Arboretum
Mile 13: Kaumahina State Wayside Pard
Mile 14: Honomanu Bay
Mile 16: Keanae Arboretum
Mile 17: Halfway to Hana Stand
Mile 18: Wailua Valley State wayside
Mile 24: Hanawai Falls
Mile 29: Nahiku Market Place
Mile 31: Hana Lava Tube
Mile 42: Kipahulu, Haleakala National Park
当地人会告诉你去汉纳公路会是你一辈子最好的一天,也有可能是最糟的一天。因为汉纳公路太美了,同时开车要非常小心,一路有500多个180度的弯,50多座只能过一辆车的桥。
汉纳公路一般以42英里的Kipahulu公园为终点,公园里没有食物,只有水,去的时候要准备午饭和足够的水。当然也可以开到“Half way to Hana“后,在路边小店尝尝小食,稍贵。