Kole Kole Trail

Joe has been talking about this trail that Molly and he did on Schofield before I arrived, so we decided to do this again with me.  It was a pretty simple hike to the main lookout, people were doing it in flip flops but having a little trouble. It was. Bit of an overcast day (proof it isn't always sunny and perfect weather) so the pictures didn't turn out as great, but you get the idea. 

This was an overlook onto the northwestern part of the island. 

Our attempt at a selfie haha

Off to the second part of the trail...

Parts were very steep just inches off the trail

I thought these trees were really neat looking, no idea what they are. 

Joey claims someone told him this was an execution stone (it doesn't look it but it's about 10ft tall) where fallen Hawaiian  tribe leaders would be beheaded when they were ousted. It seems like an odd spot for that, so who knows, but it was a massive rock. 

Overall, it was a nice, easy trail, you just have to have base access to do it (so come with us!). 

Waimea Bay

Well, it's been a bit of a break since the last post, but hopefully now that the work routine is getting settled these can become more regular again (and I realized I can post these from my phone). 

While we have definitely found some beaches and spots we like more than others, we're still trying to explore some new places. While my parents were here visiting, we took a drive along the North Shore to check out some of the spots there, but all were too crowded to stop. The surf on the south and west sides of the island were 10-12 ft this weekend so We decided to give Waimea Bay a shot, even though we knew parking would be an issue. Low and behold, it was. The parking lot is TINY and no shoulders to the road to park on. Luckily, we were able to snag a spot on a side street in town and hike back to the beach. 

One of the really nice things about this beach is that it is huge in relation to the number of parking spots, so it doesn't get very crowded. The day we went was unusually calm (though this is the calm time of year for the North Shore).

We didn't think to bring our snorkeling gear, but will next time for sure.  Another neat thing about this beach is the jumping rocks that are frequented by beach goers. We didn't jump this time, but I will definitely be jumping next time. Overall, very pretty and sandy beach on the North Shore, just a pain with parking. The public school year started back up this week, so hopefully some of the local traffic to the beaches will slow down as the keikis get back to their routine.