Manana to Poamoho

July 1, 2023

Our camping weekend was a working case of what can go wrong and right at the same time. Met up with Amber, Doug and Thomas in the cat village at the top of Pacific Palisades. My original group of five had shrunk to two and Amber’s group had shrunk to two as well, and they […]

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Walk around Oahu (Waimea to Waialua)

June 25, 2023

We spent the last Sunday in June doing our perimeter walk#6 around the island. Thanks to Matt for dropping Agnes, Aida, Enrique, Jasmin, Mari, Tessa, and myself off near Waimea Bay where we had last ended our walk. Passing by the oceanside home that has a Japanese theme and built around five bedrooms and nine […]

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Mount Ka’ala to Kolekole

June 18, 2023

Back to the West side to tie up some loose ends. We even got to see a Achatinella mustelina, an air-breathing land snail that is endemic to the Waianae Range. Mahalo to Daryl for coming out of hiking hibernation and dropping Aida, Aileen, Chris, CJ, Thomas and myself off in the remote valley. Chasing the […]

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Walk around Oahu (Kahuku to Waimea)

June 11, 2023

We spent Kamehameha Day doing our perimeter walk #5 around the island. Early hiker gets the sunrise view. Aida, Mari, Tess and myself boarded the bus as the others failed to wake up or became ill. We got off the bus, checked out some wood carvings and pushed off on our walk. Passing by shrubs […]

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Kolekole Pass to Pohakea Pass

June 10, 2023

It was that time to connect the shortcut and hope it doesn’t turn out to be another long day. 100% ID check. Thanks to Edgar for dropping us off at the lowest point in the Waianae Mountain Range. Going up the wooden steps. Who wants to be on the chopping block? We have our first […]

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Walk around Oahu (Punalu’u to Kahuku)

June 4, 2023

Rain showers failed to rain on our parade as Aida, Chico, Ferlino, Mari, Tessa and myself started on our fourth perimeter walk. Waiting for the bus as a couple friends failed to wake up in time. The show must go on. Chico catching up on the news. Walking on the right side of the road. […]

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Wiliwilinui to Kamehame

June 3, 2023

I decided to do a solo section of the KST today as the forecasted weather called for beautiful conditions. Drove through the hilltop community created in the 1960s and known as the original luxury view ridge on the island. I was hoping to bag some of those luxury views myself, albeit without paying millions of […]

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Kaena to Ka’ala

May 28, 2023

Tessa, Thomas and myself spent part of the Memorial Day Weekend camping on the West side. Mahalo to Edgar for driving us past the DLNR checkpoint and dropping us off at the entrance to the Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve. Passing by the fenced enclosure that protects one of the last intact dune ecosystems in […]

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Walk Around Oahu (Waiahole to Punalu’u)

May 20, 2023

Met up with Chico, Jen, Laredo, Lilyn, Mari, Quan, Tessa, and William for our third leg of the perimeter walk today. We took our group photo that we missed from the last walk after Chico and Lilia staged the truck at Kualoa Beach Park. It was too early to get a treat of Sweet Lady […]

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Aiea Loop Trail to Manana

May 12, 2023

We spent the weekend in the mountains hiking a section that we usually do in a day. Change of pace. Literally. Day 1 Thanks to Matt for dropping me off at one of the most trafficked hikes on the island in the afternoon. Somebody was running late so I decided to push off on the […]

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