Kaena to Ka’ala

May 28, 2023
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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
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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
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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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Walk Around Oahu (Kaneohe Bay to Waiahole)

May 7, 2023
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Met up with Chico, Jen, Laredo, Lilyn, Mari, Quan, Tessa and William for the second leg of our perimeter walk. Group photo where picking of the plants is not allowed. How many people does it take to pick a mango from a neighbor’s house when the tallest person watches from the sidelines? A bunch of […]

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Pohakea Pass Loop

April 29, 2023
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We went looking for a shortcut today and ended up taking the long road back home. Thanks to Jay and Urai for dropping Aileen, Jen, Lilyn, Merrill and myself off deep in Kunia Farmland. Pushing off on the jeep road. We left the known trail and plunged into the itchy California grass in search of […]

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Aiea to Moanalua Valley

April 22, 2023
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We paid a birthday visit to Hell today and some of us carried extra baggage with us. Might as well be comfortable sitting on that chair. Or not. Why walk an extra ten minutes when the custodian is nice enough to open the gate early? Mahalo to Lilyn and Quan for dropping Aida, Aileen, Amber, […]

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Poamoho Trail to Pupukea (Black Junction)

April 15, 2023
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It was that time to pay another visit to the least trafficked area of the KST. Playing paniolo on a mechanized beast of burden while corralling cows back into their pastures. Thanks to Edgar and Lilia for dropping us off at the start of the trail as it started to drizzle. Group photo, left to […]

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New Zealand Holoholo

April 7, 2023
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We picked up our squeaky van at RaD Car Hire and promptly asked where’s the nearest McDonald’s. None in this town. However, the Scottish festival was right across the street. There were four designated drivers for the car – Art, Jen, Lilyn and myself. Keep to the left. Ad nauseam. We drove to town to […]

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Kepler Track

April 4, 2023
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Good things come to those who wait. Well, we waited three years due to the manufactured COVID pandemic and finally found ourselves flying to New Zealand. Aida, Art, Quan, Jasmin, Jen, Lilyn and myself boarded the Hawaiian flight to Auckland where apparently the cabin lights were so bright, they gotta wear shades. We arrived at […]

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Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines) to South Haiku Stairs

March 26, 2023
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Met up with familiar and not so familiar faces to hike what would later be known as the Ko’olau Summit Trail according to the fourth estate. Not far off from the mark. We got dropped off on the side of the highway where we started our hike in the valley of introduced macropods and outdoor […]

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