Friday, February 6, 2009

IAO Valley State Park

IAO Valley State Park: This was the first time I have visited IAO Valley State Park. Ben and I were trying to decide what we should do one Sunday afternoon; we looked at our map and decided it didn't look too far to drive...so off we went. It was beautiful. We went from the seashore with the palm trees and beach to the rigid mountains and beautiful green vegetation. In the picture above you can see the main attraction at the park. Soldiers used to climb to the top of the hill and watch for enemy attacks. It looked like a huge climb.



Down below the IAO point there was this cute little garden. It had this awesome hut; beautiful plants and trees and awesome hiking trails.


This is what we found on the hikes...a small river that flowed down through the lava rocks and cascaded into a stream. It was so beautiful.
I have such a hard time describing how we felt from what we saw. Beauty that cannot be described or caught in pictures.

1 comment:

Hogan's said...

thanks for telling us about this great spot! We loved it too. We plan to spend a lot more time there when we go next time.