The slower days in Hawaii – Diamond head hiking

A Week in Hawaii with My Family

Last week, Leo and I flew to Hawaii, just the two of us, to spend about a week on vacation with my family. I was a bit worried since my husband couldn’t come with us, but in the end, I feel like I made some truly precious memories with my family after a long time apart.

One thing I’ve realized while raising a child is that the most meaningful memories aren’t always the big events or grand milestones like people might think β€” they’re often the small, happy moments. I think other parents might feel the same.

In Hawaii, the moments that stand out most are things like all of us splashing around in the ocean together, Leo excitedly eating shaved ice, or my parents smiling happily while enjoying delicious food.

But, if I had to pick just one unforgettable moment β€” it was definitely the hike up Diamond Head. Oh my… that was a real adventure. πŸ˜…

κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό ν•¨κ»˜ 보낸 ν•˜μ™€μ΄μ—μ„œμ˜ 일주일

μ§€λ‚œμ£Όμ— λ¦¬μ˜€μ™€ λ‘˜μ΄ λΉ„ν–‰κΈ° 타고 ν•˜μ™€μ΄μ— κ°€μ„œ μΉœμ • κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό 같이 일주일정도 νœ΄κ°€λ₯Ό 같이 λ³΄λƒˆμ–΄μš”. λ‚¨νŽΈκ³Ό 같이 μ•ˆκ°€μ„œ μ’€ κ±±μ • ν–ˆμ—ˆλŠ”λ° μ˜€λžœλ§Œμ— κ°€μ‘±λ“€κ³Ό 정말 쒋은 μΆ”μ–΅ λ§Œλ“€κ³  온 κ±° κ°™μ•„μš”. 아이λ₯Ό ν‚€μš°λ©΄μ„œ λŠλΌλŠ” 건 정말 μ†Œμ€‘ν•œ 좔얡듀은 남듀이 μƒκ°ν•˜λ“― 큰 μ΄λ²€νŠΈλ‚˜ μ–΄λ–€ 큰 사건이라기 λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” μ†Œμ†Œν•œ μž‘μ€ ν–‰λ³΅ν•œ μˆœκ°„λ“€μΈ 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. μ•„κΈ° ν‚€μš°λŠ” λ‹€λ₯Έ λΆ€λͺ¨λ‹˜λ“€λ„ κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ μƒκ°ν•˜μ‹œμ§€ μ•Šμ„κΉŒ μ‹Άμ–΄μš”. 이번 ν•˜μ™€μ΄μ—μ„œλ„ 온 가쑱이 λ°”λ‹€μ—μ„œ 첨벙거리며 λ†€λ˜ μˆœκ°„λ“€, μ•„κΈ°κ°€ μ‹ λ‚˜μ„œ λΉ™μˆ˜λ₯Ό νΌλ¨ΉλŠ” λͺ¨μŠ΅, μ—„λ§ˆμ•„λΉ κ°€ λ§›μžˆλŠ” μŒμ‹ 먹으며 ν–‰λ³΅ν•œ λ―Έμ†Œ 같은 것듀이 기얡에 λ‚¨λ„€μš”. κ·Έλž˜λ„ λ­λ‹ˆλ­λ‹ˆν•΄λ„ 닀같이 닀이아λͺ¬λ“œ ν—€λ“œ μ˜¬λΌκ°”λ˜ 게 제일 기얡에 λ‚¨λŠ”κ²Œ κ·Έλ‚  μ—„μ²­λ‚˜κ²Œ κ³ μƒν–ˆκ±°λ“ μš”…γ…Žγ…Žγ…Ž

The Struggles of Hiking Diamond Head with a Baby

Even though I’d been to Hawaii four times before, I had never made it to the top of Diamond Head because I always forgot to make a reservation in advance. Not many people may know this, but you must reserve both your entry and parking ahead of time in order to hike the trail.

This time, since I was with family, I finally made the reservation. But here’s where I messed up β€” I only trusted people saying the hike was “easy” and didn’t look into the details… So we began the hike with Leo sitting comfortably in the stroller β€” totally unprepared.

Not long after we started, the paved road ended and the real hiking trail began. As we started climbing over rocky paths, I immediately thought, β€œUh-oh… this isn’t going to work.”

In the end, my dad carried Leo on his back while my brother and I awkwardly lifted the stroller from the front and back β€” which turned out to be way harder. We gave up after less than 10 minutes and just abandoned the stroller right there on the trail (!).

We had booked the 2–4pm slot, and oh boy β€” it was so hot. The sun was beating down, and the dry, sandy ground was slippery. To make matters worse, we had just come from the beach and were all wearing Crocs β€” big mistake. πŸ˜…

Whoever said the trail was easy clearly wasn’t hiking with a toddler. The incline was steeper than expected, the ground was dry and slippery, and poor Leo was struggling in the heat. We tried to give him water, but he wouldn’t cooperate. As we got closer to the top, there were lookout points with great views, but the railings weren’t the safest, and Leo kept insisting he wanted to climb down by himself. It was nerve-wracking.

And then, near the summit… a massive flight of steep stairs. We each held one of Leo’s hands and climbed step by step, slowly and carefully.

κ³ μƒμŠ€λŸ¬μ› λ˜ 닀이아λͺ¬λ“œ ν—€λ“œ ν•˜μ΄ν‚Ή 트레일

ν•˜μ™€μ΄λ₯Ό λ„€λ²ˆμ΄λ‚˜ κ°€λ©΄μ„œλ„ 맀번 미리 μ˜ˆμ•½ν•˜λŠ” κ±Έ κΉœλΉ‘ν•΄μ„œ ν•œ λ²ˆλ„ λͺ»μ˜¬λΌκ°€λ³Έ κ΄€κ΄‘ λͺ…μ†Œ 닀이아λͺ¬λ“œ ν—€λ“œ 정상. λ§Žμ€ 뢄듀이 λͺ¨λ₯΄μ‹€ 지도 λͺ¨λ₯΄μ§€λ§Œ 미리 μž…μž₯ꢌ과 νŒŒν‚Ήμ„ μ˜ˆμ•½ ν•΄μ•Ό 트레일 κΉŒμ§€ 올라갈 수 μžˆμ–΄μš”. μ΄λ²ˆμ—” κ°€μ‘±κ³Ό 같이 κ°€λ‹ˆ μ œκ°€ 미리 μ˜ˆμ•½μ„ ν–ˆλŠ”λ°… λ‹€λ₯Έ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ 생각보닀 ν•˜μ΄ν‚Ήμ€ μˆ˜μ›”ν•œ μ½”μŠ€λΌκ³  ν–ˆλ˜ κ²ƒλ§Œ λ―Ώκ³  λ””ν…ŒμΌν•˜κ²Œ μ•Œμ•„λ³΄μ§€ μ•Šμ€ 제 μ‹€μˆ˜μ˜€μ£ .. μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 아무 생각없이 μ• λ₯Ό 유λͺ¨μ°¨μ— νƒœμ›Œμ„œ ν•˜μ΄ν‚Ήμ„ μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆλŠ”λ°, μ–Όλ§ˆκ°€μ§€ μ•Šμ•„ 유λͺ¨μ°¨λ₯Ό 끌 수 μžˆλŠ” 포μž₯λ„λ‘œλŠ” λλ‚˜κ³  본격적인 ν•˜μ΄ν‚Ή μ‹œμž‘. λŒκΈΈμ„ μ˜¬λΌκ°€κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν•˜λŠ”λ° μ–΄? 이거 μ•„λ‹Œλ°? μ‹Άλ”λΌκ΅¬μš”. κ²°κ΅­ 할아버지가 μ• λ₯Ό λ“€μΆ°μ—…κ³  μ•žμž₯μ„œ κ°€κ³  μ €λž‘ 제 동생은 유λͺ¨μ°¨λ₯Ό μ•žλ’€μ—μ„œ λ“€κ³  μ˜¬λΌκ°”λŠ”λ° μ–΄λ¨Έ, 이게 더 νž˜λ“€μ–΄. κ²°κ΅­ 십뢄도 λͺ»κ°€μ„œ 유λͺ¨μ°¨λ₯Ό κΈΈ ν•œ λ³΅νŒμ— λ‚΄λ™λŒ•μ΄(?!) 치고 μ˜¬λΌκ°€κΈ° μ‹œμž‘. μ‹œκ°„λŒ€λ₯Ό μ˜€ν›„ 2μ‹œ-4μ‹œ λŒ€λ‘œ μ˜ˆμ•½ν–ˆλŠ”λ° 이거 μ™  κ±Έ, λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ”μš΄κ±°μ—μš”. ν•΄κ°€ 쨍쨍 내렀쬐고 λͺ¨λž˜λ°”λ‹₯은 λ―Έλ„λŸ½κ³ . 우리 λ‹€ λ°”λ‹·κ°€μ—μ„œ λ°”λ‘œ 온거라 아무 생각없이 크둝슀 Crocsμ‹ κ³  μžˆμ—ˆμž–μ•„μš” γ…Žγ…Žγ…Žγ…Ž μ§„μ§œ μ›ƒμŒ 밖에 μ•ˆλ‚˜μ˜΄.. 트레일 쉽닀고 ν•œκ±° λ‹€ λˆ„κ΅¬μ•Ό, 생각보닀 더 경사가 κ°€νŒŒλ₯΄κ³  길은 맀마λ₯Έ λͺ¨λž˜κΈΈμ΄λΌ λ―Έλ„λŸ½κ³ . ν—‰ν—‰ λŒ€λ©° μ˜¬λΌκ°€λŠ”λ° μ• λŠ” 또 μ• λŒ€λ‘œ λ„ˆλ¬΄ νž˜λ“ κ±°μ—μš”. μ—…ν˜€ κ°€κ³  λ¬΄λ“±ν•΄μ„œ κ°€κ³  ν•˜λŠ”λ° λ₯κ³  ν•΄κ°€ 머리 μœ„λ‘œ λ‚΄λ €μ¬λ‹ˆ μ• κ°€ 점점 기운 μ—†μ–΄μ§€λŠ”κ²Œ λˆˆμ— λ³΄μ—¬μš”. κ±±μ •λ˜μ„œ λ¬Ό μ’€ 먹이렀고 해도 말 μ•ˆλ“£κ³ .. 점점 정상에 올라갈 수둝 쀑간쀑간 경치 ꡬ경할 수 μžˆλŠ” μ „λ§λŒ€ κ°™μ€κ²Œ μžˆλŠ”λ° 이게 또 λ‚œκ°„λ„ μ—‰μ„±ν•˜κ³  κ°€νŒŒλ₯Έλ° μ• λŠ” μ• λ°λ‘œ 자기 혼자 λ‚΄λ €κ°€κ² λ‹€κ³  λ–Ό μ“°μ§€, λ³΄λŠ” μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 쑰마쑰마. μ–΄νœ΄ 정신이 ν•˜λ‚˜λ„ μ—†λŠ”λ°, 정상 κ°€κΉŒμ΄ κ°€λ‹ˆ μ—„μ²­λ‚˜κ²Œ 높은 계단….. 계단도 κ½€ μ—¬λŸ¬λ²ˆμ΄λ‚˜ μžˆμ–΄μš”. μ–‘ μͺ½μ—μ„œ μ•  손을 작고 ν•œκ³„λ‹¨ ν•œκ³„λ‹¨ κ°€νŒŒλ₯Έ 계단을 μ˜¬λΌκ°€ 겨우겨우 정상에 λ„μ°©ν–ˆλ„€μš”.

The View from the Top

But wow β€” when we finally reached the top, it was breathtaking. That view alone made it all worth it. Now I understand why everyone raves about Diamond Head. The ocean stretched out in a stunning 180-degree panorama, blending into the sky with the most beautiful shade of blue. And the view of Waikiki Beach from up there? Absolutely gorgeous.

We were drenched in sweat, but the climb was worth it. Even my sister, who had been complaining the whole way up, was happily taking photos and chatting away on the way down. I felt a little bad for putting everyone through it, but in the end, I think the challenge made the experience even more memorable.

Once we made it back to the parking lot, we shared fresh fruit smoothies and a fruit bowl before heading off for dinner β€” tired, happy, and full of stories.

μ•„λ¦„λ‹€μš΄ μ •μƒμ—μ„œ λ³Έ 경치

정상에 λ„μ°©ν•˜λ‹ˆ μ™€μš°. μ΄λž˜μ„œ μ—¬κΈ° μ˜¬λΌμ˜€λŠ” κ΅¬λ‚˜ 싢을 μ •λ„λ‘œ μ•„λ¦„λ‹€μš΄ λ·°κ°€ νŽΌμ³μ‘ŒμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ΄λž˜μ„œ λ‹€λ“€ 닀이아λͺ¬λ“œ ν—€λ“œ κ°€λŠ”κ΅¬λ‚˜. 180λ„λ‘œ νŽΌμ³μ§€λŠ” λ°”λ‹€λŠ” ν•˜λŠ˜κ³Ό ꡬ뢄이 κ°€μ§€ μ•Šμ„ μ •λ„λ‘œ μ•„λ¦„λ‹€μš΄ νŒŒλž€μƒ‰. 거기에 와이킀킀 μͺ½ λΉ„μΉ˜ 전경은 또 μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ μ•„λ¦„λ‹΅κ²Œμš”. 땀을 뻘뻘 흘리며 μ˜¬λΌκ°”μ§€λ§Œ 그만큼 올라갈 κ°€μΉ˜λŠ” μžˆμ—ˆλ˜ κ±° κ°™μ•„μš”. λ„ˆλ¬΄ 아름닀웠고 온 가쑱이 닀같이 κ³ μƒν•œ 기얡이 좔얡이 될 κ±° κ°™λ„€μš”.

μ˜¬λΌκ°€λ©΄μ„œ κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ λ₯κ³  νž˜λ“€λ‹€κ³  νˆ¬λœλŒ€λ˜ λ‚΄ 동생도 λ§Œμ‘±μŠ€λŸ¬μ› λŠ”μ§€ 사진 μ—΄μ‹¬νžˆ 찍고 λ‚΄λ €μ˜€λ©΄μ„œλŠ” μˆ˜λ‹€λ₯Ό 재잘재잘 λ–¨λ©° μ›ƒλ”λΌκ΅¬μš”. λ‹€λ“€ κ³ μƒμ‹œν‚¨ 것 κ°™μ•„ λ―Έμ•ˆν–ˆλŠ”λ° κ·Έλž˜λ„ 이런 κ³ μƒν•˜λŠ” μž¬λ―Έκ°€ μžˆμ–΄μ€˜μ•Ό 여행이지 μ‹Άμ—ˆμ–΄μš”. λ‚΄λ €μ™€μ„œλŠ” μ£Όμ°¨μž₯μ—μ„œ μ‹ μ„ ν•œ 생과일 μŠ€λ¬΄λ””μ™€ 과일볼 λ‚˜λˆ λ¨Ήκ³  저녁을 먹으러 κ°”λ„€μš”.

I was wearing a dress and crocs slippers. How prepared πŸ™‚

닀이아λͺ¬λ“œν—€λ“œ μž…μž₯ 및 νŒŒν‚Ή μ˜ˆμ•½

κΌ­ μ˜ˆμ•½μ„ ν•˜μ‹œκ³  κ°€μ•Ό 올라갈 수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ˜ˆμ•½μ€ 밑에 링크 λ“€μ–΄κ°€μ„œ ν•˜μ‹œλ©΄ λ˜μš”. μ˜€μ „ μ‹œκ°„λŒ€μ™€ μ˜€ν›„ μ‹œκ°„λŒ€κ°€ 두 μ‹œκ°„μ”© νŒŒν‚Ή ν•  수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ΄ν‚Ή μžμ²΄λŠ” μ˜¬λΌκ°€λŠ”λ° 30λΆ„ λ‚΄λ €μ˜€λŠ”λ° 30λΆ„, 총 1μ‹œκ°„ 정도 μ†Œμš”λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Diamond Head Entry & Parking Reservation Info

Reservations are required if you want to hike Diamond Head. You can make them at the link below. You’ll get a two-hour parking window in either the morning or afternoon. The hike itself takes about 30 minutes up and 30 minutes down β€” around 1 hour total.

πŸ’‘ Reservation. https://gostateparks.hawaii.gov/diamondhead

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