A group of us gathered to walk and ride in the same day.

Kapolei

Last chance to get breakfast as we started our walk. Thanks to Dale for picking up Susan from our end point.

Kapolei

Playing in traffic.

Kapolei

Crossing traffic. Where are those JPO guards when you need them?

Kapolei

Headed to the town that gets a bad rap and I feel that the locals there like it that way. Keeps the place from turning into another Waikiki.

Farrington Highway

Local flavor of the social media platform.

Farrington Highway

Too early to pay a visit to the face in the treehouse.

Farrington Highway

The temptation of low hanging fruit. We are on the West side. Temptation refused.

Farrington Highway

Railroad crossing at Electric Beach.

Electric Beach

Checking out the beach that is popular with snorkelers and marine life that are attracted to the warm water discharged by the Kahe Power Plant.

Farrington Highway

Walking on the train tracks of history.

Farrington Highway

Playing in the shallow end.

Farrington Highway

Leaving behind the Kahe Power Plant that first opened in 1963 and still supplies power to the island to even out the wind and solar generated electricity.

Black Rocks Beach Park

Dropped into the cove to check out the currents and views.

Black Rocks Beach Park

She sells seashells on the seashore
The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure
So if she sells seashells on the seashore
Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

Say it three times fast.

Nanakuli

Waiting for high tide.

Nanakuli

One can find church anywhere. On the coast. In the Mountains. In your heart.

The Mermaid Cave

Dropping in to check out the coral reefs carved and hollowed out by years of pounding surf. Also known as “Tunnels.”

The Mermaid Cave

360 degree photo of the spot that was once flooded with curious people wanting to check it out due to social media influencers. The novelty seems to have worn off probably much to the relief of the nearby residents.

Kalaniana’ole Beach Park

Nobody offered food to us traveling hikers, I guess they were pretending to be deaf.

Kalaniana’ole Beach Park

Harder than it looks. Protect your family jewels.

Kalaniana’ole Beach Park

Susan claimed this was the cleanest bathroom on this side of the island. We’ll just have to taker word for it.

Kalaniana’ole Beach Park

Somebody had their head up so far up Ferlino’s arse, that he was forced to grab the banyan tree roots.

Nanakuli

Walking past a mural decorated with the paintings of famous local musicians and singers from the West side.

Nanakuli Super

I think you’re closer than 50′ feet Dale.

Nanakuli Super

Somebody else should be holding this capsule toy. Somebody that fits the definition of a pinay. Not to be confused with Winnie.

Nanakuli

What happened to Mike’s Bake Shop? The times they are a changing.

Nanakuli

Mailbox sighting of the world famous beagle who first appeared in 1950.

Farrington Highway

Is it T-Mobile Tuesday? No, it’s just Sunny Sunday.

Maili

Thanks to Dave and Susan for the rides back to our cars where we finished under the shadows of the pillboxes above us.

GPS Tracks

Our sixth installment in the island perimeter walk covered 9.3 miles with fun friends.

Hawaiian Railway Society

Most of us drove over to Ewa to check in for our 1:00pm train ride where Chris and Jasmin joined us. No kama’aina discount. Just senior discount. Mari shared the mochi that Dale brought for Girl’s Day. Boys can eat too.

Hawaiian Railway Society

Killing time by taking pictures of the vintage trains scattered around the yard, most of them date back to the 1880s.

Hawaiian Railway Society

All aboard!

Hawaiian Railway Society

We all enjoyed the one hour ride on the narrow gauge tracks that took us all the way to Electric Beach. No stop for ice cream at Ko’olina. Only the 3:00pm rides do that.

Hawaiian Railway Society

The return trip took half the time as we watched the same scenery unfold before us.

GPS Tracks

Our train ride back in time covered roughly 13 miles round trip. It’s hard to believe, but the year 1898 saw the completion of the Oahu Railway and Land train line that stretched from Iwilei to Kahuku.

Donki

Post train meal at the newest Japanese export store in Kapolei. Fun times.

Photos taken by Akira Suzuki, Chris Bautista, Dale Yoshizu, Ferlino Carinio, Jasmin Carinio, Mari Saito, Susan Katz, Tessa Bugay and yours truly. Not necessarily in order.

Note: I have been made aware that some hikers have been using my blog as a hiking guide and getting lost on the trails. Please note that this blog was made to document the hike for the crew(s) that did it. That is why some of my comments will seem to have no relevance or meaning to anybody outside of the crew(s) that hiked that trail. My blog was never meant as a hiking guide, so please do not treat it as such. If you find inspiration and entertainment from these hikes, that is more than enough. If you plan on replicating these hikes, do so in the knowledge that you should do your own research accordingly as trail conditions, access, legalities and so forth are constantly in flux. What was current today is most likely yesterdays news. Please be prepared to accept any risks and responsibilities on your own as you should know your own limitations, experience and abilities before you even set foot on a trail, as even the “simplest” or “easiest” of trails can present potential pitfalls for even the most “experienced” hikers. One should also always let somebody know of your hiking plans in case something doesn’t go as planned, better safe than sorry.

Met up with Aida, Allison, Ferlino, Jasmin, and Mari at the parking lot of McDonald’s to start our perimeter walk #9.

Kapolei

The combat medic saved the day for Mari’s shoes when he ran to Home Depot and gorilla glued her soles shut.

Maili

Mahalo to Chico for dropping our group off in the pebbly town that has the highest percentage of Native Hawaiians in Hawai’i.

Farrington Highway

Starting out on what was originally a walking route that connected people from Central and Ewa Beach to the West side. Repeating and walking in history.

Farrington Highway

Walking on the only artery that goes in and out of the Leeward coast and is considered one of the most dangerous stretches of roadway on the island for pedestrians due to its poor design. What are we doing again?

Mike’s Bake Shop

We stopped at this hole in the wall for some delicious morning pastries. This shop among two others was part of a violent robbery spree back in 2017 that all occurred within a 24 hour period.

Ulehawa Stream

The Hawaiian meaning of the stream is “filthy penis.” I guess that’s why its located in a stream, to wash it off.

Nanakuli Super

We stopped at the family owned and operated store since 1973, to browse and came out with candy canes filled with miniature bottles of fireball whisky. I bought one and somehow ended up carrying four.

Farrington Highway

Colorful artwork that covered the utility boxes on the sides of the road.

OR&L

Ferlino standing on the narrow gauge tracks whose trains and whistles have long been silenced.

Nanakuli

Spotted a honu (green sea turtle) bobbing in the rough waters.

Mermaid Cave

Ferlino dropping into Tunnels.

Nanakuli

Can you see the heart for the waves?

Nanakuli

The peeling paint makes it easier to see the heart.

Nanakuli

We followed the shoreline with the crashing waves on our way back out to the highway.

Nanakuli

When is a pillbox not a pillbox?

Nanakuli

Aida watching the surging water come in and out of the sandy cove.

OR&L

We continued our walk until a tree stopped us dead in our tracks.

OR&L

From 1889 until 1947, Oahu Railway & Land Company (OR&L) moved passengers and cargo from Iwilei to Kahuku on its 3 foot railway.

OR&L

First a tree and now a bicycle. Is somebody trying to derail our walk?

OR&L

We detoured and climbed out of the ditch to join back up to Dillingham’s legacy to Oahu’s transportation history.

OR&L

Where there’s a tree, you’ll find Ferlino on it.

OR&L

The girls crossing over a trestle with the Hawaiian Electric (HECO) power plant in the background.

Electric Beach

Group photo at the passive sign that now serves as a backdrop instead of regulating traffic back in the day.

Farrington Highway

We soon got off the tracks as it was leading us towards Ko Olina Resorts, which was formerly called Lanikuhonua (“where heaven meets earth”), and jumped back on the congested highway.

Farrington Highway

This Good Samaritan, a person that helps other people and especially strangers, stopped to ask if we needed assistance as she thought our car had broken down. Bless her heart.

Farrington Highway

Ferlino asked the owner of this rather imposing treehouse if we could climb it. Ask and you shall receive.

Tommy’s Treehouse

Some of us took the long way and others took the more direct approach.

Tommy’s Treehouse

The owner built this faux electric chair as he used to work at the nearby HECO powerplant.

Tommy’s Treehouse

The effort that went into building this treehouse took a period of three years and the attention to detail such as the “barnacles” on the tree limbs, crow’s nest, and the interior finishing’s all paid off for his kids and grandkids enjoyment. And obviously for curious passerby’s such as ourselves.

Tommy’s Treehouse

Leaving the highlight of the walk behind us.

Farrington Highway

Walking parallel against oncoming traffic.

Kalaeloa Blvd

Going down the home stretch where we successfully avoided the merging cars going onto the H1 highway to finish off our walk #9.

All pau

Post hike meal at the nearby Panda’s Express, home of authentic Chinese cuisine. Jasmin showed off her golf ball and thirty-one cents in loose change that she found on the walk. Still not enough to buy her even an eggroll.

GPS Tracks

Our walk covered 10.11 miles that was a mixture of railroad tracks, shoreline and paved roads. A fun day with good company.

Photos taken by Aida Gordon, Allison Banks, Ferlino Carinio, Jasmin Nepomuceno, Mari Saito, and yours truly. Not necessarily in order.

Note: I have been made aware that some hikers have been using my blog as a hiking guide and getting lost on the trails. Please note that this blog was made to document the hike for the crew(s) that did it. That is why some of my comments will seem to have no relevance or meaning to anybody outside of the crew(s) that hiked that trail. My blog was never meant as a hiking guide, so please do not treat it as such. If you find inspiration and entertainment from these hikes, that is more than enough. If you plan on replicating these hikes, do so in the knowledge that you should do your own research accordingly as trail conditions, access, legalities and so forth are constantly in flux. What was current today is most likely yesterdays news. Please be prepared to accept any risks and responsibilities on your own as you should know your own limitations, experience and abilities before you even set foot on a trail, as even the “simplest” or “easiest” of trails can present potential pitfalls for even the most “experienced” hikers. One should also always let somebody know of your hiking plans in case something doesn’t go as planned, better safe than sorry.