Manitou Incline, Colorado

North Bend, WA

You may have noticed that I didn't include the famous Road to Hana in my Maui Top 5. I personally didn't enjoy it as much as the other activities, but it deserves some recognition. 

Find out my favorite and least favorite parts.

Hawaii is usually a bucket list trip, and this is exactly how this trip was treated. I spent a full week in Maui with a packed schedule, and here are 5 recommendations:

Once you travel through the seven layers of the candy cane forest, through the sea of the swirly, twirly gumdrops, you'll travel over Steven's or Snoqualmie pass to a magical Christmas getaway.