HELICOPTER TOUR AROUND THE ISLAND.

 i got a free ride since i book rides for this company at my job. it was 60 mins and sooo beautiful.

 turtle bay.

 coool trees.

 sharks cove (where we snorkel.)

 waimea beach and waimea valley.

 very tight little plane. pilot in front of me.

 worlds largest maze / dole pineapple plantation.

 country side.

 town side.

 in pearl harbor. a ship leaking oil.

 boats.

 waikiki.

 little mini surfers in waikiki.

 the tall tall hotel on the left is the one maureen stayed in! little swimming areas blocked off on shore.  

 ugly side.

 diamond head crater that erupted 3,000 years ago they say.

 hanauma bay!!! beautiful. its a snorkeling place. its a crater from an eruption (that filled up with water).

 ten top beaches in the world: kailua beach. the water is sooooo clear and the sand is soooo fine.

 these weird circle things were so interesting. sand bars or coral islands or something. in kaneohe bay.

 lonely boat.

 steeep mountains.

SACRED FALLS!!!!! 1100 foot waterfall in kaaawa valley.

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

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 jungley side.

 flowery.

 jungley.

 nest!

 very confused.. spotted pines on the way up the jungle mountain.

 looks like costa rica.

 spotted a lizard.

 cool valley.

 cool pines. the bark looks hdr.

hike thru the redwoods. (hauula loop)

 mossy rocks.

 i just like the lighting on this one.

 cool plants.

 cool plants part II.

 ants.

 ty walking thru a tree tunnel. look at the pine needle carpet!

 steps made of tree trunks.

 cooooool. at the peak.

 at the top.

 cool.

 ty isn't hurting it . its trying to bite him. we let him go. he is a cute lizard.

 entering the redwood forest (first half of the hike was jungly jungle) (and pine trees)

 worm.

 mossy.

 THERE WERE SO SO SO MANY MOSQUITOS ON THIS HIKE. if we stopped to take a picture we would look down and have 3-5 on our legs alone. it was sick. except in the redwoods it wasn't as bad.

 worms. (not really)

 cook pines.

:)