Three Corners

February 19, 2012

We made the hour drive to the North Shore to meet up with the HTMC ( Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club ) to do their annual hike to Three Corners. We parked right outside the Mokuleia Forest Reserve Access Road, which is very popular with walkers, runners and bicyclists. After the obligatory briefing and checking in with […]

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Pali Notches and Old Pali Highway

February 12, 2012

What was supposed to have been a crisp hike from Pali Notches to Manoa Middle turned into an abbreviated hike due to lack of time. We decided to just do the Pali Notches and check out the Old Pali Highway. After scrambling up the steep slope through the forest and hau trees, we quickly gained elevation and saw a great […]

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Lanikai Pillbox Trail

January 15, 2012

The Lanikai Pillbox or Ka’iwa Ridge Trail was a welcome break after the taxing hike we did two weeks ago. Having done this short and easy hike a couple times before but always ending at the second pillbox, I decided to stretch it out a bit and finish it at Luika Place. That being said, I picked […]

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Pali Puka to Lanihuli

January 2, 2012

This was our third and successful attempt at hiking Pali Puka to Lanihuli. The previous two attempts were rained out. I picked up my friend from the top of Alewa Drive and we found ourselves at the Pali Lookout as the chickens were greeting the new day as we were to start our longest hike to date. […]

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Mount Takao

November 13, 2011

The last day of my vacation in Japan, I decided to do one more hike before I flew back home. If you have ever been to Tokyo Disneyland, I would call Mount Takao the Tokyo Disneyland of hikes. It has a cable car, amusement in the form of temples and wall to wall people. One […]

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Mount Daimonji

November 7, 2011

Being in Japan for about a week, I was experiencing “temple fatigue” syndrome, so I decided to strike out and hike a mountain called Daimonji yama in the historic city of Kyoto. The mountain has a huge chinese character that is set afire during the annual obon festival. An easy one at that, as I only had Crocs for my […]

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Kamaileunu Ridge

October 16, 2011

Kamaileunu Ridge in Waianae is probably one of the hardest hikes we have done to date and an experience I do not wish to duplicate anytime soon! It’s only seven miles round trip, but it will be one of the longest and toughest seven miles you will hike. Our hike started on Maiuu Road which is off […]

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Pu’u Kahekili to Pu’u Manamana Loop Trail

October 1, 2011

Having hiked Pu’u Manamana back in February, I wanted to try a different connecting trail from Kahekili to Manamana . With that being said, we drove to Ka’awa on the Windward side and parked at Swanzy Beach Park. We walked up North on Kamehameha Highway and turned left into Huamalani Street right by the fire station. The trailhead is at the […]

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Kealia Trail

September 18, 2011

We drove all the way to the North Shore to hike Kealia trail which starts at Dillingham Airfield. There were already several cars waiting at the gate at the end of the runway when we got there, as they don’t open until 6:30am.  We pulled into the parking lot by the control tower that was […]

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Koko Crater Circle Rim

September 5, 2011

This was my third time hiking Koko Crater. The first time I walked up and down the tram tracks. The second time we had hiked up the side of Koko Crater and walked down the tram tracks. This time, the plan was to climb up the side of Koko Crater and go down the rim and […]

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