Diamond Head Hike
Old wooden church at base of Diamond Head |
Entrance sign |
Koko head and crater at sunrise |
Koko Crater at sunrise |
Underground facility |
The entrance to the crater |
Entrance to crater |
The sign says |
Our target |
Drinks are free for a small donation |
The start of the hike |
Getting closer |
Just getting warmed up |
Don't look back now, they're gaining |
Koko Head and Crater |
Here come the dreaded stairs |
The first steps |
Are you sure there are only 99 steps? |
It's a piece a cake |
I wonder what this was used for? |
Dont give up yet |
One, Two, Three, Hike |
Huff and puff |
Just resting |
This way up |
Almost there, the spiral staircase |
For 10 bucks you get a certificate to say you made it |
There are other bunkers |
There's a crowd up there |
That wasn't as bad as I thought |
Young and old |
I could sit here all day |
What a view |
Diamond Head, Oahu |
Diamond Head, Oahu |
Roughly translated, "Kilroy was here." |
The way back |
Mao, native Hawaiian cotton |
Wiliwili Flowers |
Hibiscus |
A variety of Huernia native to South Africa |
Cacti |
Souvenir T-shirt |
Yes, you made it |
Red Hibiscus |
Native Red Hibiscus |
Monkeypod (Samanea (=Albizia) saman) |
Tiger's claw |
Mauka from Diamond Head |
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