Hiking Koko Head

Since we arrived, friends of our have told us to go hike Koko Head mountain on the southern tip of Oahu. If you look at the map below, you can see Diamond Head State Monument (I hiked that with Kage when Nick was in Korea). Just east of Diamond Head (8 miles approx) is Hanauma Bay. Koko Head is right next to Hanauma Bay.

 Koko Head is a hard hike. It follows the path of train tracks from the base of the mountain all the way to the top.  In this photo, you can actually see the Koko Head path just left of center.

Well, needless to say, this hike kicked my ass. Never mind that heights absolutely terrify me, but the train tracks that we have to climb up (and the scary bridge we have to cross) certainly gave us a great workout. 

The steepness of the climb is pretty intense, but I would do certainly do it again. The view at the very tip of the mountain made the challenge and the sweat and the fatigue of the hike worth it. 

Get your hiking boots ready, Pacs and Reisweber clan! We're doing this when you guys arrive!
Oh, and Muff, Nick says he wants to work out on this hike.... you know, run up and down it, maybe carrying cinderblocks. Get ready.