Hawaii
Wow!
Beaches anywhere tend to come in one color -- white and its variations of cream, beige, etc.
They're like vanilla ice cream . . . very nice, but after so many of them they just don't kick it like they used to for you.
But in Hawaii you can walk around on black sand beaches. Forget about the island of Oahu; none there. Instead, hie thee over to the southern side of Hawaii, the Big Island, where the ocean laps at the famous beach of Punaluu.
What kind of a beach will you be wallowing on? You won't be as slippery as a pig in mud, because these are grains of black volcanic glass.
That's right . . . beaches from volcanoes. But take it easy, don't panic. It's not hot anymore. The only burn you'll get is from the sun.
Want more choices? The island of Molokai has black sand at the mouth of Wailau Stream on the northern coast.
On Maui, you'll find the Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach.
But in Hawaii you can walk around on black sand beaches. Forget about the island of Oahu; none there. Instead, hie thee over to the southern side of Hawaii, the Big Island, where the ocean laps at the famous beach of Punaluu.
What kind of a beach will you be wallowing on? You won't be as slippery as a pig in mud, because these are grains of black volcanic glass.
That's right . . . beaches from volcanoes. But take it easy, don't panic. It's not hot anymore. The only burn you'll get is from the sun.
Want more choices? The island of Molokai has black sand at the mouth of Wailau Stream on the northern coast.
On Maui, you'll find the Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach.
Waah! This is the one that got away. The beautiful beach at Kamoamoa on Hawaii attracted sunbathers for only three years. Lava created it and lava covered it up.
--U.S. Geological Survey/photo by J.D. Griggs
--U.S. Geological Survey/photo by J.D. Griggs
Tired of white sand? Try some
black sand