Road to Hana w/Mary

Mary fooling around at Twin Falls
The road to Hana is always an incredible adventure. It winds along a scenic coast, hugging the cliff side, and over 51 one way bridges. Waterfalls can be seen from the road but the real treasures lay in wait for those adventurous enough to get off the road and hike up into the hills. Secret swimming spots, cliff jumps, rock climbing, caves, bamboo forest, and waterfalls you can stand under and just a few of the things you can find. And this is what I wanted to show Mary.
Heidi and me atop the infinity pool
Watch out for little crawfish in this pool in the bamboo forest
We had several stops and a plan to camp out somewhere near Hana. Having done Hookipa Beach and Twin falls the day before we went straight to the bamboo forest hike along with Heidi and Ben. This was just a precursor to the bamboo forest we would see later above Oheo Gulch. There is a nice little waterfall to jump off of and a freshwater pool to swim in. Not a bad place to enjoy a couple of Maui Brewing Co. beers with friends. 
 
Ben trudging thru the bamboo forest
After some sweet camping just outside of Hana we headed to Venus Pool for some 'wake yourself up' cliff jumping. All four of us braved the jump and decided it was an even better way to wake up than coffee.
Next was Heidi and my favorite hikes, the Waimoku Falls hike above Oheo Gulch (7 Sacred Pools). We check out the pools which were very beautiful early in the morning before the crowds show up. And then we started hiking. Along the way we found an infinity pool atop a 200ft waterfall, another thick bamboo jungle, and at the end, a 400ft waterfall complete with rainbow. It looked like something out of Jurassic Park. 
I love this island.


Mary at Venus Pool
The 4 of us at the end of the trail
Oheo Gulch w/out the crowds
The payoff







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