Diamond Head Hike

Diamond Head Hike - located at Diamond Head State Park near Honolulu.  Big tourist attraction, loads of people.  They bring them in by tourist bus. There will be lot of other people on this trail.  Diamond Head is an ancient dormant volcano crater and has part section off as a military installation.

We walked from our house and added an extra mile and half to the hike.  The hike itself is pretty easy until you get to the stairs.  Ahh the stairs... nearly fainted when I saw the second set because I blazed up the first set.  Paused at the bottom of the second set before trudging on, but luckily you are near the top when done.  

I have seen other people's hiking blogs and they have wonderful pics of the views and none of themselves.  Well this is my blog and I have picts taken of me while hiking and they are usually the pics I like best... So enjoy.

 This is at the bottom of the trail where if you walk in into the park, you pay a dollar each.  Most of the trail is paved and only a slight incline.

 Views from the trail.  In the background there you see parts of Honolulu.

 A view from the very top.  Diamond head in the past was a military base, with parts of it still sectioned off from the public.

A view of Waikiki and Kapiolani Park.  It's crowded at the top, not for the claustrophobic at all.  A good beginner's hike for sure.