Haleakala Silversword

I took this image while on a hike I did with my son in the Haleakala crater about a month ago. The landscape within the volcano looks a lot like what you would expect to see on the planet, Mars. The slopes are dotted with these stunning plants-defiantly growing where very little else does.

"The Haleakala silversword is found on the island of Maui at elevations above 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) on the dormant Haleakalā volcano — on the summit depression, the rim summits, and surrounding slopes — in Haleakalā National Park. The Haleakala silversword has been a threatened species as defined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, since May 15, 1992." (from Wikipedia).

Join us as a group of us (yes-there are many of us!) from around the world post our shadow shots over at Shadow Shot Sunday 2. Entertain your muse and be amused by stopping by to see what others have posted!