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LETS HIT THE TRAIL

U GOTTA HAVE A PIC OF THE TRAIL ENTRANCE SIGN. I MEAN COME ON, U JUST GOTTA. ITS A RULE...

NADINE TAKES A PICTURE BREAK

THE TRAIL HAS A LOT OF TWIST AND BENDS ALONG THE WAY UP, AND A LOT OF PHOTO OPPS.

IN THIS PIC, NADINE DECIDED TO USE THE PICTURE AS AN EXCUSE TO TAKE A BREAK ONLY 10 MINUTES INTO THE HIKE. BEHIND HER U CAN SEE THE TRAIL SNAKE UP THE INSIDE OF THE CRATER WALLS...

I JUST WANTED A PICTURE

THERE ARE A COUPLE DIFFERENT STAIRWAYS WITHIN THE HIKE. THIS IS THE SECOND STAIRWAY THAT CONSIST OF 99 STAIRS. IT DIDNT SWEAT ME...

WITH LIGHT

THERE ARE A COUPLE TUNNELS ALONG THE WAY WHICH ARE COOL TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS A A PIC OF THE FIRST TUNNEL AND THE COOLEST TUNNEL,, WHICH IS OVER 225 FT LONG.

THIS PIC WAS TAKEN WITH FLASH, WITHOUT A FLASH LIGHT IT IS ALMOST PITCH BLACK...

WITHOUT LIGHT

I FELT I HAD TO SHOW THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN THE TUNNEL WHEN U DONT HAVE A FLASH.

I NEVER BRING A FLASH LIGHT ON THE TRAIL. ITS JUST MORE EXCITING WITHOUT IT...

STAIRWELL TO SUMMIT

THIS IS A SHOT UP THE STAIRWELL WITHIN TUNNEL NUMBER 2 THAT LEADS TO THE SUMMIT BUNKER...

SUMMIT VIEWS

NADINE ENJOYS THE VIEWS AT THE SUMMIT, LIKE THIS ONE LOOKING DOWN THE OUTER RIDGE WITH DIAMOND HEAD LIGHT HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN..

WAIKIKI BELOW

THE MOST POPULAR VIEW IS OFCOURSE WAIKIKI. WE GET A NICE PIC IN FROM 560 FEET ABOVE THE CRATER FLOOR WHERE THE TRAIL STARTED. ITS ROUGHLY 0.7 MILES TO THE SUMMIT AND TAKES A GOOD 40 MINUTES TO GET THERE. WELL WORTH IT AND A HIKE U WOULDNT MIND DOING OVER AND OVER AS I HAVE...

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