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從Kahului 往西北走的340公路，是一條蜿蜒於懸崖峭壁之上的鄉村狹窄土路，我稱之為絕壁天涯路，這也是我一生開過最驚險的一條路。
路的一邊貼著山，一邊多數地段掛在高高的懸崖上，無欄杆，路況不好，結實的土路，有年代沒修了。最要命的是窄，一段一段地，大概四分之一的路隻能單車單向開，即使可以雙向行時，對開的車也得磨蹭到跟前，小心地慢慢讓著過去。道路崎嶇，九九八十一彎，看不見前方是否有車，路窄單行和打彎時，隻能心裏念著對麵千萬不能有車過來，真是一路的驚心，一手的虛汗。
而這一路又是驚心動魄的美！可惜眼睛隻能掃掃，必須專心開車，險處不敢奢望，更無處停車拍照，真讓人抓狂。照片上能拍到的己是在坡緩路寬，或在偶而的幾處可以停車之地，好在遊客不多。旅遊書上不見重墨介紹，所以沒有拍攝準備，本想走馬觀花繞道一下，也沒安排在好的時段，可惜了。個人感覺比著名的Hana Highway 還美，隻是太險，不易向公眾推薦。
沒有準備，才如此驚心，小心地開，應該沒問題，也很刺激，能拍多少好片另說了。再次警告，恐高的別去，天氣不好別去，天黑別開，車技差的別去，有心髒病的慎重。
上網去找 Maui route 340, 會有一些評論和介紹：
The Kahekili Highway (County Route 340) could be West Maui’s answer to the Hana Highway. But unlike the Hana Highway, it’s a mystery to most visitors. Because it wasn’t paved until the mid-1990s, many tourist maps show it as a dirt road (if they show it at all). And some car rental contracts still prohibit driving on it. They either haven’t bothered to change the contracts, or else they don’t want people risking their cars on such a challenging road. You might want to make this trip after you’ve had some practice for it on the Hana Highway. The Kahekili Highway is even narrower, steeper, and slower, with more blind curves but fewer guardrails separating your car from a hundred-meter plunge into a valley. It’s definitely a thrill ride, but it’s really quite safe if you take it slowly and carefully. My lawyer insists that I admonish you not to try it you’re tired or jet-lagged, if you’ve had any alcohol, or if it’s raining.
----http://www.tedsimages.com/text/mauihwy.htm
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急彎處的風景。看得見的美麗，看不見的路途。開下去，你會融化在這蔚藍中。
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這裏竟然有牧場，農舍。
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天然的岩紋。
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