A morning at Kualoa Ranch

Tom and I spent one gorgeous sunny morning here.

Kualoa Ranch is a family-run ranch that encompasses a rather large tract of land on the windward coast, right on the Kamehameha Highway.

The view from the ranch's front door.

We knew just from our coastal drives that there was some amazing land back there. So Tom and I signed up for one of their tours.

Tom was happy to sit on a bus for a change!

The road was dusty and a bit bumpy, but none of us minded. Especially when we looked out the window!

We got some amazing views of Kaneohe Bay.

That's the Kamehameha Highway down there.

The small island known as "Chinaman's Hat"

And then, there were views like these.





Astounding, isn't it?

If any of this scenery looks familiar, there may be a reason.


A significant amount of Lost filming happened in this valley (as did Jurassic Park). You can see why -- it's such beautiful and distinctive terrain. I haven't seen any other place quite like it.

We were amazingly lucky with the weather, because Windward Oahu is the part of the island most likely to be cloudy or misty. Granted, it still would have been beautiful, but we felt very fortunate that the skies were so clear that morning.

Breathtaking, the whole area. Loved it.