Koko Head

Koko Head is another crater made from volcanic ash. It's 1200 ft above sea level and used to house a military shelter/look out at the top of the hill. You can climb to the top of Koko Head on a trail of 1100 steep, uneven steps that go all the way to the top. The steps used to be part of a railroad track for a supply cart that ran supplies up to the shelter. It was hot and we didn't bring water. I whined pretty much the entire time.


The start of the trail...



Views from the top...









Self portrait at the top. I seriously didn't think I was going to make it. I also was pretty depressed because I knew we still had to go down!



The first step on the way down, I fell on my butt. Then I did it again. Yep, got up, took another step and fell again.



About halfway down, the trail becomes a bridge. The ground drops out from underneath it. One wrong step and I swear I could've died.



So I did what I had to do. I crab-walked down the bridge.



Finally at the bottom!