Fuji-san 2019

July 25, 2019

We left another record breaking heat spell in Japan that was steaming her cities and embarked on our sixth visit to Mount Fuji. Fools that will never learn from the second time. It took a train and a bus ride to get us to the 5th station. Wandering around the more undeveloped feel of the […]

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Kahana Saddle to Pu’u Ohulehule

July 14, 2019

Joined HTMC for a members only hike that advertised that “our goal is a saddle on the southeast valley rim.” Intrigued by the possibility of a “new hike”, I met up with the waiting members in the outer parking lot of Ahupua’a ‘O Kahana State Park. Photo by Dale Yoshizu. The hike coordinator, Caitlin, advised […]

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Wahiawa Hills to Wahiawa Trail

June 30, 2019

Chris and Cisco met up with me in the central valley with plans to hike over and down into the valley of coral dived for or something close to that. We ended up getting something close to that. Making our way down the heavily rooted hill covered with fallen leaves. Going down one of multiple […]

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‘Ehukai Kaunala

June 23, 2019

I decided to connect the dots with a trail that I haven’t done yet. Met up with Analyn and Janell on the North Shore for another HTMC hike. Making use of my hiking membership, since I’m letting my gym membership go to waste. Met up with the HTMC group, where we saw familiar faces in […]

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Ma’akua Ridge Trail

June 16, 2019

Met up with Analyn and Chris at the Ha’aula Beach parking lot, where we bumped into Dale and Quan who were with the HTMC group that were going up the same ridge we were going. The constantly evolving wall of art. Met two other hikers coming down from the summit, where they had tried to […]

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Poamoho Trail to Kahana Valley

June 9, 2019

I had wanted to explore a different ridge descending from Poamoho Summit, but the best laid plans of mice and hikers often go awry. Thanks to Jasmin for dropping Chris, Emily, Ferlino and myself off at the gate and Zack for driving us up the jeep road. Photo by Chris Bautista. We stayed under the […]

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Mauna Kea and Waterfalls

May 29, 2019

We woke up refreshed after sleeping at a lower altitude and had breakfast at the Crater Rim Café. Subsidized eating always hits the spot. Our stomachs full, we returned back to cabin #23 and enjoyed the crisp morning air and flowering lehua trees. Matt and I drove up the tree lined road to recover his […]

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Mauna Loa Trail

May 25, 2019

Saturday May 25, 2019 You’ll have fun they said. It’s a life changing experience they said. That is how I found myself on the Big Island with Analyn, Cisco, Matt and Quan to hike up the world’s largest volcano. We endured the almost out of the door TSA line as it was a holiday weekend […]

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Ma’akua Gulch

May 12, 2019

Cisco, Ferlino and myself decided to explore a relatively dry canyon today. We signed the log in case we got swept away by a freak flash flood or stampeded by a herd of unruly and wild pigs. Photo by Ferlino Carinio. Salute not shaka. Photo by Ferlino Carinio. I guess the BOWS really doesn’t want […]

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Wahiawa Hills (Poamoho) Loop

May 5, 2019

Met up with Chris, Christine, Cisco, Ferlino and Janell to do some possible river riding on the longest stream on the island. Photo by Janell Tuttle. Janell had checked the rain gauges online earlier and it did not look promising for a day of tubing. We fell back on Plan B. Get lost in the […]

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