To Diamond Head and back.
I am so proud of my girls. They hiked all the way to the summit of Diamond Head and back again without fussing or whining. I couldn't say the same for some of the adults that were hiking up.
Just so you know what a feat it was for 3 year olds, here are some stats about the hike:
- The trail is 1 and 3/4 miles to the rim (that's 3 and 1/2 miles round trip).
- it takes the average person 1 and 1/2 hours to do it (the girls did it in 1 hour and 15 minutes)
- there are two sets of stairs (one very steep and the other a spiral). The first is 99 steps, the second is 76 steps. Plus there are 3 more steps to get out of the bunker at the top, and about 25 more to get to the actual summit.
- there is 225 foot unlit tunnel as well (this kind of freaked me out, but they were fine.)
- the hike is rated as easy to moderate (realy more on the moderate side)
- there is no shade on the trail (sunscreen works wonders)
Labels: Diamond Head, Hawaii, hike, Riley, Sam
posted by snarfdog @ 3:19 PM
3 comments
3 Comments:
I haven't been to Hawaii since I was 13, but I remember the hike and all of the other cool stuff that we did.
Kudos to the girls for being troopers and gettin it done!!
Looks and sounds like an awesome and well deserved trip. Glad you made it up Diamondhead!
way to make your kids be studs! sounds like you had a fabu trip. =)
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