Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines) to Heaven

October 29, 2023

Picked up from the last time when I tweaked my ankle and knee. Thanks to Ferlino for dropping Lilyn, Tessa, and myself off on the side of the highway as we started off unusually late for our hike. Going up the steps that time forgot, apparently the landscape service as well. We pushed up the […]

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Rapelling Mo’ole Falls

October 28, 2023

Met up with Chico, Ferlino, Jason, and Matt to rappel some waterfalls in a Nu’uanu Valley. We dodged cars traveling on the highway, crossed over the shallow drainage ditch and entered the forest through an unlocked gate. Stepping foot in a valley that I haven’t visited in over seven years. The trail and terrain have […]

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Japan HoloHolo 2023

October 20, 2023

Friday – October 20, 2023 We woke up rather late as all our hiking was behind us and it was just playing tourist now. Riding up the escalator to catch the bullet train to Kyoto. Passing the iconic snow-capped symbol of Japan. Group photo at a Halloween display at Kyoto Station, the futuristic station opened […]

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Shimono-roka Trail (Kurobe Gorge)

October 17, 2023

I had heard about hiking the deepest gorge in Japan from a friend years ago. The catch was that the trail was open to the hiking public only during the month of October. Just so happened that my Machu Picchu trip had been unexpectedly cancelled, so that is how I found myself back in Japan […]

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Mount Nokogiri

October 16, 2023

Thanks to Scott for recommending us to visit this saw toothed mountain on Boshu Peninsula in Chiba prefecture. We all met up and had breakfast from hens that had too many roosters in their coop. Hens can also produce eggs without roosters, so they could call themselves Eggvirgins. Not as catchy though. Catching one of […]

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Rainbowman’s Birthday Bisexual Hike

October 8, 2023

A bunch of us gathered to celebrate the birthday of Laredo Muredo or Larambo or Lawrence Murray, one of the legendary pillars in the local hiking community. Mahalo to Aileen and Menchie who came early to snag the prime picnic spot and decorate the place. Is that for me? Moi? The birthday boy getting lei’d […]

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Manoa Middle to Piliwale

October 1, 2023

We picked up from where we left off last weekend. Thanks to Jasmin for dropping Aida, Aileen, Ferlino and myself off near the trailhead in Manoa. Time waits for no man, especially the bus driver. Side note about raw milk. Proponents say that drinking raw milk which is taken straight from the cow, chilled and […]

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Wiliwilinui Ridge to Manoa Middle

September 24, 2023

Met up with Aida, Chico, Ferlino and Tessa on the ridge that are home to WW2 bunkers and significant Hawaiian burial sites, as it was a place of refuge during the time of King Kamehameha. Unfortunately it was not a place of refuge for a 2D Jackson chameleon, a lizard that was imported from Kenya […]

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Holoholo Oahu

September 17, 2023

Met up with Allison, Chico, Ferlino, Laredo and Tessa at the Neal Blaisdell Park to explore some spots around the island. Thanks to Scott for the beta on some of these places. Sharing the path with bicyclists. The trail began as an ambitious venture under Mayor Harris back in 2001 to revitalize the shoreline communities […]

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Walk around Oahu (Makua Cave to Maili Pink PillBoxes)

September 10, 2023

Thanks to Ka’eo for dropping Aida, Jasmin, Mari and myself off at Makua Cave to start our perimeter walk #8 around the island. We left the cave of Kane that was formerly inhabited by Kamahoalii, a shape shifting shark god that had an appetite for humans until he was destroyed by the local residents. Finding […]

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