Pine Tree Forest

In the 1920s, an experimental pine tree forest was planted on the side of Haleakala to see if the "alien" tree would grow, flourish, etc. We went for a hike with the dogs today (we are puppy-sitting Buster while our landlords are away) and got a good workout. The forest hike feels like New England -- except all the trees are in an exact grid (see video). We headed down this crazy path (pictures don't do it justice) to a neat dried up creek with a giant wall of ... I don't even know how to describe it. It looked like a scene out of The Lord of the Rings though. Maybe the videos will help describe.