We decided to take the scenic route and wound up at a dead end on the edge of a cliff. This would be a much more exciting story if it wasn’t exactly where we intended to wind up. Fears of tsunami drove most early residents out of Pololu Valley and have also allowed the area to go undeveloped. After the recent earthquake, portions of the trail have been closed. However that didn’t stop us from enjoying the view and exploring a few off limit areas just because we could.

Next on our list was Akaka Falls. Again we took the scenic route and I managed to snap a photo of a tree in a field that made the whole adventure a success. We took a wrong turn on the way to the water fall and wound up at yet another dead end. While Jen turned the car around, I jumped out into Farmer Brown’s field and snapped my curly tree ( afterall it matches my hair).

Finally we happened upon the waterfall, but it paled by comparison…well insofar as I see beauty.