Manoa Falls to Ka’au Crater

December 8, 2018

Met up with Analyn, Cisco and Mia at the Manoa Falls parking lot just in time to feed the feral chickens strutting around. Strut then crow later. We passed a busload of hikers at the trailhead as we entered the lush forest. Stepping up the well maintained trail. Despite the steady rain, the falls was […]

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Kualoa Ranch Trail

November 25, 2018

Mahalo to Cisco for inviting and picking up the admission for Analyn and myself to a semi-guided tour of the backlot of Hawaii. Paradise is not free anymore. We joined the teeming crowd of over a hundred hikers from the Hawaii Hiking Group as we headed into the ranch land that are home to three […]

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Halemau’u Trail

November 18, 2018

We spent our last day on Maui hiking around the dormant volcano that is actually taller than Mount Everest. Tried getting sunrise permits, which were all out. That meant a couple hours of extra sleep for us. Sharing the road with bicyclists as we took the winding road up to the top. We entered the […]

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T5 Waterfalls

November 17, 2018

Matt invited Analyn, Cisco, Ferlino and myself to an impromptu hiking weekend on the Valley Isle. We got picked up at the airport, went to Zippy’s for breakfast and then stocked up on supplies at Target for the weekend. Hikers from all over travel to Maui to see her picturesque collection of waterfalls, today with […]

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Pu’u Kawiwi to Mount Ka’ala

November 11, 2018

Met up with Analyn, Chris, Cisco, Ferlino, Matt and Shirley on Veteran’s Day to hike on the West side. Some of us were still sleepy from last night’s Bruno Mars concert. Sleep walking in the mountains it is. Photo by Matt Vidaurri. Thanks to Jasmin for dropping us off deep in the valley, where we […]

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Moanalua Middle Ridge to Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines)

November 4, 2018

Bereft of hiking buddies for today, I decided to visit one of my favorite haunts on my own. Rules were meant to be broken. Sometimes, not all the time. I managed to snag an empty stall in the Moanalua Valley parking lot where a constant stream of hikers could be observed heading into the valley. […]

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Kaena Point Tracking Station to King Kong Ridge

October 28, 2018

Rainy weather in Wahiawa diverted Chris, Ferlino and myself to the end of the island. Plan B. Thanks to Jasmin for dropping us off in front of the guard shack, where we waited for our 4×4 rides to show up while we watched a couple of cannibal chickens peck at a roadkill. I had a […]

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Pepeopae Bog

October 21, 2018

The day was not over yet, so we piled back into the Jeep and drove towards the center of the island for our last hike of the weekend. We must be entering a hunting area. I think one would be hard pressed to find a sign in any hunting area that is not riddled with […]

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Kalaupapa Lookout Trail

October 21, 2018

We woke up and had the leftover bread for breakfast and found out that less is better. Starting off the day right by hanging from the ceiling beams. Proper stretching is the key to an injury free hike. Most people look at a jeep and see it as a mode of transportation. Others see it […]

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Halawa Valley (Molokai)

October 20, 2018

Met up with Analyn, Ani and Ferlino to fly the slightly less crowded skies going to Molokai this weekend. No TSA lines and lack of liquids rule makes it the only way to fly. Landing on the fifth largest of the inhabited Hawaiian islands. We picked up our jeep and was told not to treat […]

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