My penultimate post about Hawaii

I've been back on the mainland for nearly a month, so I figure I need to wrap up my travelogue.

One evening, my aunt and I trekked along a place I call Kalapana Path, even though I don't know what it's called officially. This area used to be Kalapana Beach, but a lava flow destroyed the area.

Now you hike over about a mile's worth of volcanic rocks to get to a lovely black sand beach.


This is taken from the path, looking back toward the main road. The ocean is behind me.


Cooled lava on the trail.


The locals encourage visitors to plant coconut palm trees on the path. You plant the tree right in the cinder (small volcanic rocks) and the sun and rain takes care of the rest.


At the end of the path, you reach the black sand beach.