We were a little nervous that we'd get into the clouds quickly, but they stayed just far enough away (the Ko'olau Mountains have a tendency to get socked in with moisture from the surrounding ocean)
For the first part of the hike, we wandered through Ironwood Trees with very little understory.
Then, we got into an area with some nice climbing trees. They were similar to and may have been Banyans,
Then we broke through to some great views, including this Octopus tree. Apparently this plant is a popular house plant on the mainland and stays fairly small. Here on Oahu it is a large tree that flowers at the top once it reaches a pretty high stature. (Does it look like the plants that we gave you Wendy or Petra??)
Views to the south of Koko Crater (where Danielle and Jacqui had hiked a couple of weeks ago) and the valley that we had hiked from.
Then, when we reached the top, we got views of the windward side of the island, including Manana Island.
Waimanalo and the Mokulua Islands.
Jacqui is quite the little photographer!
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