Our Maui Engagement Photos – Part 4 – Haleakala, Maui

Last week I took you to Toronto, and this week we go back to our set of Maui engagement photos.

Loretta had been to the summit of Haleakala a couple of times, but she had never gone inside the crater. I thought it might be fun for both of us to hike in for a little while. Since we wanted to get good light and not freeze to death, we opted for a late afternoon hike. That way, we could dress comfortably and still get some interesting shots. We headed up a little later than I would have preferred, and an unexpected stop delayed us even further. I think the stop was well worth it, though.

As we were making our ascent, Loretta fell asleep, and I suddenly had a vision of jumping on clouds. At every turn, I was hoping for an area where I could execute my vision. Then suddenly, a promising location revealed itself as I was nearing the summit. Loretta woke up as I made the u-turn to park the car.

While we wolfed down the bentos that we picked up from Pukalani Superette, I explained my idea to Loretta. Needless to say, she was quite disoriented at this point. Fortunately, I have a fiancée who is almost always adventurous and who trusts me when I ask her to do silly things. 🙂

The idea was quite simple — we would jump and jump and jump until I thought we had the shot. Not an easy task when you just woke up from a nap at 9,000 ft. The good thing is that it didn’t take very long to get what I needed. Of course, it wasn’t hard to stop because we were also out of breath. lol

We managed to do some hiking and get some shots inside the crater. And I think Loretta enjoyed it, despite the rush to beat the sunset.

Thanks, Babe, for jumping when I ask you to! :*