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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Grand Canyon South to North Rim

October 11, 2021

Day 1 We parked our car and walked to the trailhead in the nippy morning to start our three day hike in the canyon. Well, actually some of us got dropped off and one of us walked to the trailhead. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Group photo at the trailhead sign. The trail was turned over […]

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Route 66 and Meteor Crater

October 10, 2021

We made another pilgrimage to the Backcountry office and came away with camping permits for Monday and Tuesday. Not exactly what we wanted, but it was better than nothing. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Getting a sneak preview. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Group photo at the 15th National Park in the country that covers over a […]

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Sedona Subway and Devils Bridge

October 9, 2021

Aida, Lilyn, Quan and myself flew to Phoenix, Arizona to hike into one of Nature’s vast works carved by weathering and erosion. Daily visits to the Backcountry office resulted in us getting closer to our goal, but we still had time on our hands. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. What do you think of when you […]

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Poamoho Trail to Manana

September 25, 2021

We spent a blustery weekend in the mountains to help each other cross the KST finish line. Photo by Art Young. Thanks to Darryl and Edgar for shuttling and driving Art, Barry and myself from Manana to Poamoho. Much appreciated guys. Somebody has been hard at work on fixing the trail. Rope? We don’t need […]

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Laie Waterfalls

September 19, 2021

We decided to get wet in the mountains today. All wet. All day. Met up with Allison, Art, Cisco and Quan in the historical sanctuary for fugitives. Sort of fitting. Photo by Art Young. Making our way up the rutted trail that only a dirt biker can love. Photo by Cisco Quintanilla. Light showers moisturized […]

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Kawiwi to Three Poles

September 12, 2021

We paid a visit to Nature’s climbing gym on the West side today. Outdoors. Free. Can’t beat it. Thanks to Leander for dropping Marilyn, Quan and myself off in the valley of broken glass, stripped cars and running dogs. We pounded the pavement for a thankfully short time before hitting the trail punctuated with ponds […]

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Poamoho to Laie

September 5, 2021

Back for a mud bath. Good for the soul and your body. Or so they said. Or was it you will have fun? Photo by Barry Lau. A big shout out to Daryl and Edgar for driving us from Laie to the trailhead. The trail actually looked in better shape than the last time we […]

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Mokuleia to Kaena Point

August 29, 2021

We returned back to the West side to tie up some loose ends and with a 4×4 ride to boot. Star Trek meets Spaceballs. Thanks to Barry for driving Art, CJ and myself up to Peacock Flats. Tracking space debris since Statehood. Enjoying our ride on four wheels and not two feet. When not one […]

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