Wahiawa Hills

April 11, 2015

I got an excuse to break in my spanking brand new Costco backpack this weekend. Met up with Chris B, Chris C and Thessa to explore the rolling hills of Wahiawa. We shouldered our 40 pound backpacks and disappeared into the hills. The group making their way down the first hill through a stand of […]

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Pu’u Ka’ilio

April 5, 2015

Thessa joined me to explore a new trail on Schofield Barracks, as Kolekole Pass was open to the public this weekend. Many thanks to Jared Nakahara for throwing this idea out, where I promptly picked it up. We broke away from the clustered crowd at the trailhead to walk down a less traveled road. The […]

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One Shoe Ridge to New Mariner’s Ridge

March 28, 2015

Met up with Glenn, Ryan and Thessa in the backyards of Waimanalo to explore a new Windward ridge. Many thanks to Nalo Bob for letting us park at his place. Only two are animals, the other is a mineral. Walking across the open fields under sunny skies. It was going to be a beautiful day. […]

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Mauna o Ahi to Mariner’s Ridge

March 7, 2015

Met up with Jasmin and Jose to do a short ridge loop trail in Hawaii Kai. Climbed up a small cliff thick with bougainvillea bushes. Nothing like a poke in the morning to get the juices flowing. Small mountain ball cacti. Jasmin and Jose following the electric poles to the top of the ridge. Glad […]

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Lua’alaea and Aihualama Falls

February 21, 2015

Heavy rains the day before scuttled our plans to explore the Moilili Karst, so we fell back on the secondary hike. Met up with Aly, Jumar, Rebecca, Thessa and Tom at the Treetops parking lot in Manoa. Early birds beat the parking attendant. Just follow the sign. If you know what’s good for you. Something […]

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Naniuapo Falls

February 15, 2015

We still had daylight to burn from our last hike, so we drove to Manoa in search of a waterfall. Photo by Jasmin Nepomuceno. My third visit to this trail. Still can’t find all seven bridges. Forward. Backward. Circle. Waited for Jasmin at this makeshift recycling center. Rumours circulated that she overslept in a cage. […]

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Maunawili Falls and Moss Slides

February 15, 2015

Met up with Glenn, Jose and Thessa in the Maunawili neighborhood for our hike today. We started off the beaten path. Away from the crowds. What crowds? All we needed were anthuriums, lotus pods, papyrus and ruscus. Thessa trying not to get her feet wet. Colorful tree fungi populated the decaying tree trunks that littered […]

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Battery Arizona

February 11, 2015

I joined David on an impromptu after work hike to a WW2 bunker. This was a first for me. Hiking in work clothes. The most dangerous part was crossing the freeway filled with pau hana drivers going home. Made sure we made eye contact. Road kill didn’t sound appetizing. After that it was a short […]

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Olympus Windward to Kolowalu Trail

February 8, 2015

I joined Brad, Marcus and Scott today to hike another Windward ridge. Marcus picked me up from my car on Alani Drive in Manoa and we met the others at the hairpin turn on Pali Highway. The trail is popular with hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers and pigs. We didn’t run into any of them […]

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Pu’u Kea’au

January 31, 2015

Predictions of rainy weather over most of the island, found us looking for a dry trail to hike on the West side. Be careful what you wish for. Met Glenn, Jasmin and Thessa in the parking lot across Makaha Beach by the pungent bathrooms. Jasmin knew of the Donkey Z trail that would get us […]

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