Nanakuli Valley to Pu’u Kaua

July 18, 2021

Taking a break from the KST, we headed out to the West side this weekend. Photo by Art Young. We are not cattle. Maybe chattel. Thanks to Aida for dropping Art, Chris, CJ and myself off in her spotless car. Mahalo to Takashi for the beta on this trail. Trying to avoid getting punctured as […]

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Kalihi Valley to Pali Puka

July 11, 2021

We returned to the saddles for unfinished business and trail maintenance. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Thanks to Quan for dropping Art, Lilyn, Narissa and myself off in the land of wallabies. We gained the ridge where the wind almost drowned out the snap, crackle and pop of the power lines above us. Photo by Lilyn […]

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Pali Puka to Kapalama Trail

July 4, 2021

It was supposed to be a promising day to be in the mountains today. A sucker is born every minute. Thanks to Barry for dropping Aida, Art, Chris, Marilyn, Quan and myself off at the Pali Lookout. Somebody woke up late and still forgot their spikes. See you on the next hike. Quan scrambling up […]

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Halo Halo Saturday

July 3, 2021

Taking advantage of the three-day weekend, I did another more inclusive exploratory hikes. The more the merrier. Photo by Dale Yoshizu. Met up with everybody in the back of the vast valley, some chose the paid parking and others chose the public parking. Group photo left to right: Aida, Lilyn, Tessa, Ani, myself, Barry, Quan, […]

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Aiea to Red Hill (Basketball Courts)

June 26, 2021

I did a solo hike and descended down into the depths of hell and came back to tell the tale. Thanks to Ani for dropping me off at the top of the loop trail around 0632. Most of the five mile trail was surprisingly dry as the rising sun soon began to beat down on […]

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Pololu Valley to Honokane Iki Valley

June 21, 2021

We spent the last day on the Big Island valley hopping and checking out a remote cabin on a private beach. Quan forgot her jacket upon checking out of Waimea Country Lodge. Losing and forgetting things seemed to be the common theme for our trip. Trying to avoid the crazy lady running in the middle […]

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Kapolei Falls

June 20, 2021

We didn’t get to summit one of the world’s largest volcanoes yesterday, so instead we stood underneath a waterfall today. After recovering Quan’s cousins truck from Mauna Loa Lookout and checking out of our restaurant cum hostel, we all piled into the rental truck and began our long drive up North. Many thanks again to […]

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Mauna Loa Observatory Trail

June 19, 2021

We woke up to a slightly chilly morning at 4,000′ elevation hoping that all our bodies were properly acclimatized for our high altitude trek ahead of us. Wishful thinking. The group stretching for what they thought was going to be a three day hike and in the end it turned out to be for a […]

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Mauna Kea and Lake Waiau

June 18, 2021

We had lofty intentions on flying to the Big Island but instead came away being well grounded with good intentions and fun times. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. I had overslept and had to catch a later flight to join Aida, Lilyn, Narissa and Quan in the old sugar town of Hilo. We had breakfast at […]

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Mount Ka’ala to Star Trek

June 11, 2021

Met up with Lilyn and Marilyn to boldly go to the two highest peaks on the island and down the path where many a (wo)man has gone before. Photo by Lilyn Avendano. Thanks to Leander for dropping us off deep in the valley. We also met up with Dale’s group and trudged up the much […]

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