Posted by Jay
16 April 2011
To continue our scattered blogging of Hawaii I thought I would share our experience of hiking up Diamond Head. Diamond Head is a crater on the eastern edge of Waikiki's coastline and one of the most recognized landmarks on Hawaii. For the history and formation see the Hawaii State Parks site:
http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/oahu/index.cfm?park_id=15.
Jess, Kelly, Joe, Ella and I decided to make the hike up to the top of the trail, but first we had to find the entrance to the park. Eventually we found the entrance and got set to make the 0.8 mile 560ft gain hike to the summit. Ella thought it would be a good idea to get some pre-hike fuel:
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| Twizzler for fuel |
The trail was very well laid out and well traveled. During our hike we saw people of all shapes, sizes, ages, and athletic abilities. We even saw some people carrying their bags from recent shopping trips and wearing flip-flops (not recommended). Ella was a pro and made only a few brief stops (brief = 5 seconds) for water.
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| Water break, and go! |
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| You want me to go out where? |
We made it up all 175 steps and the unlit long tunnel with only one one person hitting their head on the roof. The view from the top was amazing with views of all of Honolulu and as far as the eye can see to the ocean.
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| Holy steps Batman! |
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| Taking a short break |
Ella "received" a certificate at the top for climbing the whole way up and she was very proud of it.
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| Writing her name on the certificate |
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| Wow, long way down. |
Aloha!
Jay
9:42 PM |
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