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That is not a crosswalk into clouds. Rather, the shot is taken from a small parking lot across from a trailhead on the side of the Haleakala Crater on Maui, the second largest and third most populous of the Hawaiian Islands. Translated from Hawaiian as “House of the Sun,” Haleakala is actually a shield volcano. Scientists believe Haleakala’s massive depression near the 10,023-foot summit was formed when two walls from eroded valleys merged at the summit of the volcano. In native folklore, the depression was home to the grandmother of the demigod Maui. She helped her grandson capture the sun and slowed its journey across the sky to make the day longer. (Courthouse News photo / Chris Marshall)

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