Baldwin Beach Bunkers

I went to Baldwin Beach on the north shore early this morning to get some shots of the rising sun.  On both ends of the beach lay two WWII-era pillboxes apparently used by the US military as part of amphibious landing exercises in preparation for the campaign in the Pacific.  You can also find a pillbox on Big Beach on south Maui.  It's interesting because I never really paid attention to these pillboxes until now -  no wonder tourists can visit more places in a week than residents do in an entire year!

Here's the view from inside the above pillbox looking out.  You can see crescent-shaped Baldwin Beach to the left and the West Maui mountains in the background.  

I found this guy while strolling to the other end of the beach.  :) 

Here's the opposing pillbox at the other end of Baldwin.