
DAY 4

A sunrise view from the 10,100-foot Haleakala volcano. It's around 32°F, not including wind chill.

The Haleakala crater.

You can't really tell, but it's me and my family above the clouds.

All of us in front of a rare Silversword plant.

My family posin'.

That's Claire on the left and me on the right.
You'd be crazy to not wear full-faced helmets considering it's 38.2 miles of pure downhill!

Me and JoAnn in the middle of the descent.
The entire group of 17, including us, used her bike for these shots--it's no wonder she said the
bike didn't feel the same afterwards, what with a bent rear rim!

Claire and me.

That little, itty-bitty mountain top in the background is where we started!

Waiting for breakfast!!!

Packing up the bikes and getting ready to go home.

If you look hard enough, you'll be able to see the big-ass bug bite on my left calf.