Nanakuli to Kaena Point

November 11, 2021

Chris, Ferlino and myself decided to traverse the entire Waianae Mountain Range this Veteran’s Day Weekend. From the other side. Day 1 Thanks to Jasmin for dropping us in the kiawe infested valley. The chilly morning was soon replaced by the heat and humidity of the valley as we made the short and stiff climb […]

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Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines) to Kulana’ahane

November 9, 2021

I burned off a vacation day to take some visitors from Alaska on a hopefully memorable hike. Photo by Orion Satori. Thanks to Quan for dropping Chris, Jackie, Orion and myself off at the power station. Photo by Orion Satori. The group coming up the recently cleared stairs. Catching the breaking sun as we gained […]

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Big Island HoloHolo Day 2

November 7, 2021

We woke up to our last day on the Big Island with not enough sleep under our eye bags. Never try to manually rotate the ceiling fan unless you are prepared for the backlash. Photo by Quan Haberstroh. We drove back to the Volcano National Park to hike through a crater that last erupted in […]

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Big Island HoloHolo Day 1

November 6, 2021

Aida, Quan, Tessa and myself flew to the only active volcanic island in the Hawaiian chain for a weekend of hiking and exploring. We landed in Hilo International Airport, picked up our 4×4 Jeep and had a late breakfast at Ken’s House of Pancakes. Checked in at the soon to be Airbnb and then made […]

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Halloween HoloHolo

October 31, 2021

We didn’t have any pumpkins to carve or candy to give out, so we went exploring around the island today. Met up with Aida, Art, Ferlino, Lilyn, Marilyn, Quan and Tessa at the restaurant not associated with the supermarket and waited for our table while chickens, ducks and native birds mingled outside. Quan doing what […]

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Aiea to Kulana’ahane

October 30, 2021

I embarked on a solo hike rather late in the day. Thanks to Ani for dropping me off at the top of Aiea Heights. The trail was bustling with traffic since it was almost lunchtime. Pushing through the heat and humidity on the trail. It would not last long. Looking back as I enjoyed my […]

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Pali to Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines)

October 21, 2021

I was spoiled by our recent trip to the mainland, as the trails were wide and maintained. Back to reality. Back in the saddles. Thanks to Jasmin for dropping Ferlino and myself off at the blustery lookout. Photo by Ferlino Carinio. Going up the short and stiff climb towards the Puka. The pitter patter of […]

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Moqui Cave and The Belly of the Dragon

October 16, 2021

We spent our last day exploring a manmade cave and tunnel. Scrambling up the sloped sandstone face after we parked our car in a dirt lot off Highway 89 near the town of Kanab. Shoes or bare feet are best. Slippers not so much. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Group photo in front of the man-made […]

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The Subway

October 15, 2021

We dropped in at Zion National Park and secured walk in permits for Left Fork of North Creek, more commonly called The Subway. The Narrows on steroids. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Met up with Aida’s friend, Mark who had drove up from Las Vegas to hike with Aida originally as the rest of us had […]

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Desert View Watchtower and Horseshoe Bend

October 14, 2021

We checked out of the Thunderbird Lodge and drove to Desert View which was towards the East entrance of the park. Photo by Aida Gordon. Lending scale to the 70′ tower designed by the Southwest architect, Mary Colter and built in 1932. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Expansive views of the Painted Desert and … … […]

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