Walk around Oahu (Maili to Makua Cave)

April 6, 2025
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Met up with Aida, Akira, Chico, Mari, Susan, and Tessa under the shadow of the Maili Pillboxes to get our morning constitutional. The cap heads are in the majority for our group photo. Akira explaining the size of the nigiri sushi he had for dinner last night. The scarecrow has taken up residence in the […]

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Pali Puka to Nukohe Ridge

March 23, 2025
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Something old. Something new. That was the theme for today. Something survivable as well. Mahalo to Ferlino for dropping us off at the Pali Lookout. Catching the breaking sunrise as we broke free of the valley floor and onto the exposed ridge line. Are we climbing that? No, we have enough excitement scheduled on today’s […]

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Makapu’u to Dead Man’s Catwalk

March 22, 2025
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I picked up where I left off from last week to finish connecting the dots along with Chico, Scott and Susan who joined me today. Chico was running fashionably late or in local parlance, Hawaiian time. Susan soaking in the Southeastern views of the island. Chico basking in the natural and artificial illumination sources that […]

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Ferlino Falls

March 16, 2025
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Soaking rain derailed our saddle plans so off we went to explore waterfalls. Yay! We piled into CB and Chico’s cars and drove over to the Windward side where we left civilization behind us as we drove into Ferlino’s sister-in-laws lush and verdant jungle property. Lucky nobody changed the lock like last time. It was […]

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Wiliwilinui Ridge to Kamehame Ridge

March 15, 2025
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I decided to do a solo hike on the Southern part of the KST and keep myself company with the local dialect today. Checked in with da guard shack and wasn’t even asked for ID. Guess I look moke enough or maybe it was the shaka I wen flash. Tink was da last one. So […]

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Moanalua Valley to Tripler

March 9, 2025
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We picked up from almost two months ago when inclement weather forced us to prematurely shorten our destination. Met up with Aida, Akira, Chico, Ferlino and Roger in Moanalua Valley. The park is now open for business! Prior to starting our hike, Akira found a perhaps long distant cousin of his and we informed a […]

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Walk around Oahu (Kapolei to Maili)

March 2, 2025
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A group of us gathered to walk and ride in the same day. Last chance to get breakfast as we started our walk. Thanks to Dale for picking up Susan from our end point. Playing in traffic. Crossing traffic. Where are those JPO guards when you need them? Headed to the town that gets a […]

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Piliwale to Manoa Falls

February 23, 2025
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We carved out a chunk of the KST for Roger today. A very, very small chunk. Missing the chairs. Development comes at a price. Somebody got their own princess chair. Passing underneath the powerlines. Time to cut back the brush. We crossed over the Maunawili Demo Trail and began our ascent on the Piliwale Trail, […]

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Ka’ala to Mokuleia

February 16, 2025
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Our camping weekend on the Big Island got postponed, so we did the next best thing. Hiked the highest mountain on Oahu. Thanks to Jasmin and Lilia for dropping us off deep in the valley of barking dogs and broken glass. Somebody didn’t like the rain falling out of the sky and decided to take […]

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Pink Pillbox Birthday Hike

February 9, 2025
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Aida, Aileen, Andrew, Akira, Chico, Chris, Jeremy, Mari, Roger, Ryan, Val and myself collectively gathered to do a short birthday hike on Superbowl Sunday. We all parked nearby the seventh pole and after some discussion, went up the “normal” switchback trail. Tessa leaving the “pebbly” neighborhood behind her. Aida and Roger sitting in a tree. […]

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