Celebrating Independence Day 2018 One of my favorite parts about holidays is remembering how we celebrated them in years past. Having lived in a different state for the each of the past 5 Fourth of July’s makes it fun to reminisce. (2017 CT, 2016 SC, 2015 I lived in IA but was in SD and Curtis…
Hiking Kulepeamoa Ridge Loop Trail to Hawaii Loa Ridge | Honolulu, Oahu After several weeks (months?) of having low hanging clouds over the Ko’olau Mountains on Curtis’ days off, we finally had a brief break in the clouds! And I mean brief as in, if we had been a half hour later to the peak,…
Exploring the Koko Crater Botanical Garden | May 2018 When Curtis was gone last March, there were several places that I visited with my family that I just knew I had to return to with him. The one I thought he’d enjoy the most was Koko Crater Botanical Garden. On a cloudy day off when we couldn’t…
Hiking Koko Head (Hanauma Bay Ridge) • March 25, 2018 The day after Jess’ family left, we were eager to get out and go hiking despite the rainy forecast, so we drove up to the Kahana Valley on the Windward side to go for a loop hike in Ahupua’a ‘O Kahana State Park. Rain had been…
My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 5 I’m pretty sure that on our first venture to the Southeastern part of Oahu (hiking the Makapu’u Trail) that my dad said it was his favorite part of the island — and I totally agree. The rugged cliffs of the Ko’olaus, the dry, desert plants, and…
My Family’s Visit to Oahu • March 2018 • Part 1 I’m pretty sure my family started planning their Hawaiian vacation the day we told them we were moving to Oahu. But when they bought their tickets last fall, we had no idea that the day my mom and sister were to arrive happened to be the exact…