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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
A couple interpretive signs are set along the trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
The path is along a past lava flow, mostly flat but a somewhat technical walk.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
Rock piles mark the mostly straight route out to the petroglyph fields.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
The mostly flat area provides views of the mountain to one side and the sea to the other.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
At the petroglyph fields, visitors are asked to remain on a boardwalk to help protect the carvings from wear.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
Petroglyphs have been interpreted to represent life from birth to death in the different pieces.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
There are thousands of examples of rock art in this area, so many are visible from the boardwalk that if you walk the opposite way, you'll likely see more you missed the first time around.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
Boardwalk trail amongst Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
Examples of petroglyphs with the ocean in the background.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/21/2022
Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs.