点评:This was definitely a highlight in life's journey. I don't know of too many trips that one can take that includes such a range of emotions. Excitement, fear, serenity, calmness and joy rolled into one. For us it began from our hotel for an hour and a half ride before our 3 a.m. reservation. The stillness and darkness of the night broken only by the light of the full moon (how fortunate were we for that). Then the slow ascent up the mountain towards the summit. The twists, the turns, THE EDGES of the road and the view, WOW! We reached the top and found a few cars there before us. We parked and walked up to the summit encased in a cool 48 degrees to what can only be described as one with the earth. Went back to the car and set our alarms for 5:30 so we would not miss the 6:10 a.m. sunrise. We awoke to a full parking lot and about 100 people already at the summit waiting for that moment when the sun breached the clouds which are underneath you. As the crowd got larger you could feel the anticipation in the air as dawn slowly crept upon us. Then the crescendo arrived, the sun breaching the clouds to create a silver lining and slowly bring night into day. Then began our slow decent to some of the most gorgeous views. Mahalo to those who maintain this beautiful place.
翻译:这绝对是人生旅途中的一大亮点。我不知道有多少次旅行能包含如此丰富的情感。兴奋、恐惧、宁静、平和和喜悦交织在一起。对我们来说,这一切都始于凌晨3点预订的行程,从酒店出发,车程一个半小时。夜晚的寂静和黑暗只有满月的月光打破(我们是多么幸运啊)。然后我们缓慢地爬上山顶。蜿蜒曲折,转弯,道路的边缘和景色,哇!我们到达山顶,发现前面有几辆车。我们把车停好,步行上山,气温凉爽,只有48华氏度(约4.5摄氏度),简直可以形容为与大地融为一体。回到车上,把闹钟定在5:30,这样我们就不会错过早上6:10的日出。我们醒来时,停车场已满,大约有100人已经在山顶等待着太阳冲破云层的那一刻。随着人群越来越大,你能感受到空气中弥漫着期待的气氛,黎明也慢慢降临。然后,高潮来了,太阳冲破云层,带来一丝曙光,缓缓将黑夜带入白昼。然后,我们开始缓慢下山,欣赏一些最美的景色。感谢那些守护着这片美丽土地的人。