Diamond Head Crater – Advinspiration

Our first stop in Hawaii was to the Diamond Head State Monument. Click the link for actual legit information, but essentially Diamond Head is a huge crater of an inactive volcano. I love climbing into volcanoes!

The drive takes you pretty far up the rim of the crater already.

Almost looks like some of the trees down in Texas... — Almost looks like some of the trees down in Texas…

I was surprised at how grassy it was up here.

More trees. Nice to be able to hide from the sun a little bit.

There are bunkers on the tops of all the hills.

Honolulu on one side, the center of the crater on the other.

My legs were burning at the end of this climb!

The climb takes you up to a lookout tower and bunker area, complete with gates and graffiti and rusted metal everywhere... I had a field day with it! — The climb takes you up to a lookout tower and bunker area, complete with gates and graffiti and rusted metal everywhere… I had a field day with it!

Many layers of paint turn into many layers of rust.

Above one of the bunkers. They're very similar to the ones at Fort Flagler and Worden up here in Washington. — Above one of the bunkers. They’re very similar to the ones at Fort Flagler and Worden up here in Washington.

Keep Off. I bet there's some killer graffiti in there though... — Keep Off. I bet there’s some killer graffiti in there though…

This was a really neat hike. We end up exploring a lot of the northwest geological features, but I haven’t been anywhere tropical that actually had anything interesting like this before. The spiral staircase and old bunkers were a total bonus as well! I’m now inspired to take a trip back North to Fort Flagler and shoot those bunkers again. (This time with a tripod because it’s DARK in there!)

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