Diamond Head and Piliwale Ridge to Pali Notches

December 25, 2016

‘Twas the morning of Christmas, when all through the tuff cone not a coqui frog was calling, not even an iPhone. When out on the pillbox, there arose such a clatter, we sprang from the summit to see what was the matter. Away to the railing we flew like a flash, sailing over the fence […]

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Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines) to Pali Puka

November 16, 2016

Weekday. Hiking. Usually those two things don’t go together, but since I had to burn my last vacation day before my work anniversary, I found myself at the Pali Lookout with Chris and Shirley. Thanks to David for dropping us off on the side of the highway. Chinese and Hawaiian times do not mix well. […]

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Kulana’ahane Trail to Moanalua Powerlines

November 13, 2016

Met up with Agnes, Art, Chris, Ethan and Glenn at Moanalua Valley. Back in the saddle(s)? Bouncing and slipping. Group photo by Agnes Bryant, left to right: Ethan, Glenn, myself, Agnes, Chris and Art. Where are those Korean hikers? The trail was surprisingly dry. Photo by Agnes Bryant. Is this the legal way to Haiku […]

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Poamoho Trail to Schofield-Waikane Trail

November 6, 2016

The mountains were calling. The weather was close to picture perfect. We must go hiking. Permit and 4×4 ride in hand, I met up with Agnes, Chris, Glenn and Ryan in Wahiawa. Shout out to Zack for picking us up and driving up the road. Mini-van would not have cut it. Enjoying the bumpy ride […]

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Waianae Water Works

October 30, 2016

Lack of a 4×4 ride found Glenn, Ryan, Stuart and myself in the vast company of a HTMC group hike on the West side. Alex and his girlfriend also met up with our group. Waianae Steve, the man responsible for exploring and marking most of the Waianae trails, talking about the hike and passing out […]

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Pali Notches to Manoa Falls ( Konahuanui Windward Scout )

October 16, 2016

We were in search of somebody’s white whale today. Met up with Stuart at the Pali Lookout. Somebody overslept. So off we went. Stuart scrambling up the surprisingly dry trail. Typical blustery day on the Pali. We also ran into Ted “Marathon Man” Calvero who was taking sunrise snaps. The trail was teeming with hikers […]

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Wahiawa Hills to Laie Trail

October 8, 2016

I had a free weekend and decided to spend it in the mountains. How do you spell fun in the Ko’olaus? M – U – D. My mirrors were folded in. The dogs were barking. The blue skies were smiling at me. Time to get swallowed in the hills of Wahiawa. My first stream crossing. […]

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Manoa Falls to Summit

October 2, 2016
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Blustery conditions pushed Chris, Kailon and myself off the mountains and into Manoa Valley for Plan B. More waterfalls. I just can’t get away from them lately. Early birds get free parking. Kailon going up the stone steps. A good place to stash water and a sweater. Time to climb some trees. Tree roots to […]

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Kuli’ou’ou Valley Trail

September 5, 2016

Met up with Chris deep in a valley on the East side to scout out a ridge and instead ended up exploring some waterfalls. It pays to come early to snag parking closer to the trailhead on the crowded residential street. We left the ridge crowds behind as we turned left to go deep into […]

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Laie 18 Waterfalls

September 4, 2016

Hurricane Lester chased us off the mountains and into some deep waterfalls this Labor Day Weekend. I had been talking to Scott earlier as the approaching mass of rotating storms had canceled both our three day weekend hikes. He agreed to show us the 18 waterfalls of Laie, as he had hiked the canyons multiple […]

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