10-3-2013 Thursday
We drove the 11 miles to Diamond Head State Park. We got there early and the parking lot was full and the place was very crowded. We managed to find a parking space and started up the trail. It was like we were playing follow the leader all the way up. But aside from all the people the views were breath-taking. Diamond Head is a volcanic crater but it was used by the military in WWI and WWII as observation posts and gun placements. The pill boxes and concrete structures are still there and are accessible.
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| Walking up the path to Diamond Head |
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| Looking straight down from the top |
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| One of the many breath-taking views |
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| Entering the pill box lookout. |
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| Taken from the very top of Diamond Head with Waikiki in the background |
After and very crowded hike to the top of Diamond Head Crater we drove to Hickam Air Force Bace to check on a flight. We managed to get signed up for the return to Travis and tomorrow we will arrive to check in and hopefully there will be enough seats available. If not, we will keep trying everyday until we get back to Travis. If we don't get out tomorrow we will be staying at Pearl Harbor Navy Base lodging. Yes, this is the same Pearl Harbor that was bombed by the Japanese which launched us into WWII.
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