The random dumping of rain over the weekend resulted in cancellation of the original hike and its easy peasy lemon squeezy replacement.
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We met up deep in Manoa Valley under a constant pitter patter of rain and paid our four dollars to park inside while somebody parked in the neighborhood.
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Going through the shipping container that leads to a picture perfect rainforest that has been the backdrop in many Hollywood productions.
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Walking through the gravel path that winds its way through the forest of trees.
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Kenny playing in the water colored by rain and runoff.
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The girls didn’t want to get any more wet, so they stayed on the trail.
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Close enough without dipping my big toe in the water.
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Clustered around the tree throne that was grown by Mother Nature and maintained by the State of Hawaii.
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Walking up the reinforced steps as we approached the 150′ waterfall that was a little more voluminous than usual due to the weekend rain showers.
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Group photo at one of seven waterfalls in the valley, this being the most popular, well-known and misnamed.
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A bug’s eye view. Watch where you step. Met up with Allison and her daughter on the way down.
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Leaving the Honolulu Makau Trail System where talks of visiting another waterfall at nearby Lyon Arboretum were quickly dropped due to lack of interest and water.
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Gaining admittance to the 76-acre bird park that opened in 1967 and shuttered its operations in 1994 due to low visitor count.
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Akira making use of one of multiple abandoned aviaries throughout the compound.
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Wanna be birds climbing in the Aloha Aviary, where they were given more space than the smaller aviaries.
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The roof was for the most part still non-permeable which allowed the group shelter from the rain.
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Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.
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I was half expecting a pack of velociraptors to emerge from the shadows in the dilapidated Kamehameha Amphitheater.
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The only thing that was lurking in the amphitheater shadows was these poison dart frogs that were introduced from Panama in 1932 to control the mosquito population.
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This unamazing untrained bird that flitted across the amphitheater stage sucked. No wonder the place shut down.
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Trying out the Coconut Margarita from the Snack Shop.
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Potential sighting of a night watcher? I think it came from Temu.
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Eyes wide shut or open?
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Taking what was left of the Menehune Trail as we returned back to the road, washed our muddy shoes upstairs and got back into our cars. Our short exploration around Manoa covered 2.56 miles where we saw the main waterfall and checked out the deserted bird zoo that can be yours for the princely sum of $21 million.
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Post hike meal at Nishi Moncho Ramen. The set meals were the best bang for the buck. Akira auditioned for the missing Ronald McDonald statue that was stolen by a solitary person in the middle of the night according to the employee. Think he can fill his red clown shoes?
Photos taken by Akira Suzuki, Kenny Lui, Mari Saito, Tessa Bugay and yours truly. Not necessarily in order.
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Fun wet day… I shoulda took the coconut plant home lol
Aloha Tessa,
Yep, you could plant it next to Akira’s plant. lol.
Mahalo