relishing the life God has given us
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 was at OCS in RI, 2014 AZ, 2013 IA… Read More
I’ve decided to stop viewing the cloud-covered ridge as an annoyance or a reason to not hike, and start recognizing the advantages of it instead. A cloudy day on the summit means that we’re not in direct sunlight, the temperatures are cooler, and there’s a refreshing breeze. If there isn’t a view, that means there will be less people at… Read More
On this particular weekend, Curtis had only half a day off, and that day happened to be rainy all over the island. It would have been easy to just forego our weekend adventure and enjoy a lazy day at home — but we both knew that we needed to do something. Getting out and exploring the island together is what keeps… Read More
On one cloudy weekend morning, we set out for a more obscure hike in an area we hadn’t yet driven through. Wahiawa is located in the center of Oahu, right off the H2 before arriving in Mililani. Curtis chose a short hike for us, and found a few attractions nearby that we could visit afterwards. When we entered Wahiawa, we… Read More
If you look at our map of hikes done on Oahu, you’d notice that it is very disproportionate on East vs. West hikes. We clearly spend way more time in the Ko’olaus than the Wai’anaes. The reasons for that are that it’s easier and faster for us to drive to those trailheads, they are more familiar, and there’s a lot… Read More
The morning of Memorial Day started off a rainy one, but we didn’t let that deter us from hiking. We drove up the Windward coast through heavy showers and made it to our destination: Sunset Beach, where we would begin our hike to the Ehukai Pillbox. I had done this with my mom and sister, but it wasn’t the pillbox… Read More