Lava rock contains numerous varieties of rocks and minerals, one of which is ovaline. If the the conditions are just right, nature breaks down the rocks and leaves just the green tinted ovaline behind creating a green sand beach.

This was an adventure I regret taking for multiple reasons, and maybe I’ll post the details for a different day or save this for my offline life…but we essentially hiked 2.5 miles to get there just barely before sunset. We did not walk all the way down to the beach.

I ended up traveling 14.5 miles on foot total that day and I have the battle wounds to prove it (looking at you huge blisters).

Once we got back from this we went to see the lava again. Talk about tired! I can also say I’ve truly visited the southernmost point in the US (Florida Keys, you lie!!)