Some of our monks recently took a journey to the other side of the island and up into the mountains to Koke'e State Park. One of the unique things about the Hawaiian Islands is their temperate diversity. Drive a few hours and you can find a totally different climate. Up atop the mountain, instead of heavy, humid jungles, you'll find yourself in a climate much akin to Northern California or Oregon on a perfectly cool, sunny summer day.

One of our favorite hikes is called the Berry Flat trail. As you may have guessed, it isn't too strenuous, but it does offer berries and bountiful beauty. This unique trail boasts thousands of 40-150 year old redwood trees—an unexpected site on our island. This happened to be the perfect time of year too. Nearly the entire area was full of blooming ginger flowers, called Kahili Ginger. For those that have never experienced them, they smell kind of like tulips. So if you can imagine being submerged in the scents of tulips and redwoods, then you can get a pretty good idea of the experience.

6 Responses to “Into the Forests!”

1. muthu says:
   August 10th, 2017 at 10:51 pm

   amazing place

2. lutcheemee Curpen says:
   August 11th, 2017 at 6:19 am

   Enchanting trail, so much beauty all along. Aum

3. Rajendra Giri says:
   August 11th, 2017 at 8:05 am

   Thanks,
   Aum Namah Shivay!

4. Lauren says:
   August 11th, 2017 at 8:46 am

   Thank you for taking us along on this lovely walk. I felt as if I were there.

5. Panshula says:
   August 12th, 2017 at 10:14 pm

   Beautiful pictures

6. GAYATRI RAJAN says:
   August 16th, 2017 at 2:09 pm

   So glad you all have this lovely second sanctuary to retire to. So like our redwood forest home in northern CA-what a surprise!
   Aum Namasivaya.

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