Desert hike to the Green Sand Beach (2022-2023)
This set of photos was taken on the hike to the Green Sand Beach near South Point, from 2 different trips there. The first 6 photos were from early 2022 and the last 4 were from late 2023. During this hike, on both occasions, I saw a perspective of the big island that is dramatically different from how I would have imagined the islands growing up on the mainland. Once again, this island showed that it has no end in its diversity. As I trekked through the snaky labyrinth of sandy back-trails, a colorful and sweeping landscape of prairies, pasturing cows, desert sand, and colorful bays along the coastline decorated in green grass, black lava rock, and sand all contrasting to paint one of the most unique scenes I encountered during my time there. While many people opt to pay for a ride to the beach, I highly recommend this hike to somebody who wants a true desert adventure with a lot of variety and great payoff in the form of one of the most unique beaches on the planet, which literally has sand made of olivine/peridot.