The Big Island is so big you could put all the other islands on top of it and still have room left over. I booked us a horse-back riding trip at the Dahana Ranch (they'll allow a 3 year-old to ride alone) and this is when the enormity of the Big Island hit home.
Neighboring Parker Ranch occupies 250,000 acres -- 2/3 the size of Oahu! We seriously felt like we were in Montana. Despite the looming snow-capped volcano, we were meandering over lush green hills at 3,000 feet above sea level and it was windy and quite cool. Cows with their babies were everywhere.
Our ranger was awesome at controlling Doodle's reigns and let her control the ride, "More trotting! More trotting!" She loved going bouncy bouncy bouncy and I'm compelled to note that Little Man did not.
We also took a drive North to the Waipio Valley. This is a sacred place where Hawaiian deity used to hang out and we considered taking an HOV tour down the (near) vertical drop. Considering how many people don't actually come out in one piece, we were satisfied with a view from the top.
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