When you talk about hiking in Oahu, the first thing that comes to mind is Diamond Head.
It's one of the most popular hikes on the island.
The 1.6 mile hike begins in the center of the volcano's crater.
It takes you thru some interesting flat land before you start gaining elevation.
There's a tunnel...
....stairs....
....more stairs.....
...and even more stairs...
....but the view from the top is pretty amazing!
That's the city of Honolulu and Waikiki Beach below, actually a very odd view
after having been on the lesser populated rest of the island until now.
Looking the other direction, inland.
The very beautiful and fragrant plumeria flowers were in full bloom.
Since we were so close, we figured we'd go find out what Waikiki Beach was all about since that seems to be where most people go when visiting Oahu. We were shocked at how different it looks here than the rest of the island. The beach has rock walls out in the water, I guess to designate a safer swim area and keep the surfers separate from the swimmers. I will admit it would be easier for kids to swim here than the other beaches, but it's actually not a very pretty area. I'm very happy that we stayed on a different side of the island that is natural and much less populated.
Asher pointing out the Diamond Head crater that we just climbed.
This was an interesting set of trees in Honolulu.
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