Experiences labelled with 'stairway to heaven'
Gripping the wooden railing as you lift your foot onto the first step of the steep Haiku Stairs hiking trail, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, means you have just completed step number one of the 3,921 steps to the summit. The Haiku Stairs hiking trail, also known as Stairway to Heaven, began as a wooden ladder spiked into the cliff of the south side of the Haiku Valley, and was initially used to run antenna cables to the top to set up a communication link for the Naval Radio Station during the war. As you climb the steep steps, tall grass billows above you off the side of this tropical cliff face, and the clouds cling tightly to the edge. A crisp breeze clips ...
