We kept driving up, up and up some more. As we finally reached the summit where the lodge was located we were at our destination. Then we headed to the trail head where we went down, down, down and more down until we saw the most breathtaking drop off and steep canyon walls you can have without a helicopter ride.
"Stay away from the edge," I heard a few times as I thought to myself that seemed obvious. Obvious until I kept wanting to see the bottom, but we were so high that might have been tough. The views were difficult to get focused in a camera as the depth perception was a tough thing to capture.
The dirt was a dark brown and reddish color where we get the idea of the "Original Dirt Shirt" color from in the shops where you can buy t-shirts, and it was ash and gravel mix. The best part was getting to eat a flower as I walked on the trail and see some of the vegetation. But by far the coup de grace was of course the waterfalls. Our guide was pleasant and had lots of information and in fact I wanted to go on other tours that they offer like Kayaking on the Ocean and some of the other hiking things but that is probably for another trip. You can see the lodge where we were and get a chance to see the "Hawaiian Emus" that watched us eat lunch. Yes, Hawaiian Emus, that is for my hiking companion Melissa.
