 Petroglyphs
A cache by Yellow Bug Hidden: 6/6/2004
Size:  (Regular) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Start your search by turning off the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway
at the entrance to Mauna Lani. N19° 56.119 W155° 50.623
Keep right on the roundabout and look for a sign that reads
“Holoholokai Beach and Petroglyph Park.” The trail head
is at N 19° 57.312 W 155° 51.560 and about 19’ above
sea level. From the trail head, it is about 0.56 miles to the
cache.
The cache is a lure so that you can enjoy the “Puako
Petroglyph Archeological District.” Man has always left his
mark. Symbols carved in rock were left by early civilizations. The
Puako Petroglyph site is one of the largest and finest
concentrations of the mysterious symbols left in Hawaii. It is
likely that many of these Petroglyphs were made sometime between AD
1000 – 1800.The best time to see the Petroglyphs is early
morning or late in the afternoon when the sun is low in the sky.
The area has a unique beauty of its own as the trail winds through
the Kiawe trees. The park is open to the public from 7:00 AM to
6:30 PM. On your return you will find a nice rest room, shower,
picnic benches and a great beach walk
The original cache contains the following:
TB, BK Jester
The Dog
Log book and pencil
Bug Rock
VW Golf GTI match box car
Hawaiian shirt stickers
Bracekets
Coins
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7 user(s) watching this cache.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
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Petroglyph
Petroglyph
Petroglyph
Petroglyphs
Removed Cache
This is all that remains of the cache after the fire. Notice how rocks are fused to the container. A new, but smaller container is now in place. Yellow Bug
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Cache find counts are based on the last time the page generated.
 February 9 by tojo130 (91 found)
Nice walk to the cache on a cloudy afternon. Hope to do more this week and enjoy the scenery. TFTC.
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February 8 by MOMSWOW (322 found)
Lots of wildlife at trailhead. Interesting location. Mahalo.
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February 8 by cachedasher (1327 found)
Went right to it after examining the Petroglyphs. I think these guys may have come from Arizona. I saw similar markings on Hieroglyphic Springs trail ;-)
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February 3 by b4alltime (330 found)
Great Site, nice hike. Ran out of room on the Cf card and had to start erasing old photos to take new ones.
Picked up the Cal-Hawaii Surfer TB and left a new deck of cards.
MFTC
Doc & Rox
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February 2 by dingleberry (1666 found)
Visited from Ohio. Interesting site. Good hide. Took POG disc. Left plastic gold fish.
Thanks.
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Current Time: 2/10/2010 5:07:05 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (1:07 PM GMT)
Last Updated: 2/9/2010 7:21:20 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (3:21 AM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
