relishing the life God has given us
Backpacking Mauna Loa Day 4: The End | December 17, 2018 [Read about previous days here: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3] We began our morning by walking up the steep path to the summit of Red Hill to watch the sunrise along with the group of 6 (Red Hill Cabin is right next to Red Hill). This… Read More
Backpacking Mauna Loa Day 3: The Summit and The Descent | December 16, 2018 [Read previous days here: Day 1 / Day 2] Unfortunately, our night in Mauna Loa cabin was anything but restful. It seems that I have not mastered the skill of being able to fall asleep anywhere at any time as Curtis has — which is why… Read More
Backpacking Mauna Loa Day 2: Red Hill to Mauna Loa Cabin | December 15, 2018 [Read about day 1 here] This day was quite honestly the hardest of our trip — and one of the hardest hikes we’ve done both mentally and physically. Not because it was dangerous like many trails we’ve taken on Oahu, but because the terrain and… Read More
Backpacking Mauna Loa Day 1: Mauna Loa Trail to Red Hill Cabin | December 14, 2018 If you know us, you know that one of our long term goals is to hike the highest point of every state. Our high pointing adventures have been put on hold for over a year since moving to Hawaii, and we were excited to… Read More
Backpacking Waimea Canyon | Hiking the Kukui Trail | August 2018 My biggest concern with choosing to visit Kauai over the Big Island was that it would be too much like Oahu. Sure, it has higher mountains, no major city, and way less people; the mountain ridges would be unique and some much more dramatic than what we’re used to. But it would… Read More
Vacation to Maui • Backpacking Haleakala National Park • Day 2 • January 3, 2018 As we lay in our tent, trying to fall asleep at 6pm as the sun was setting, we talked about the potential of getting up long before the sun — maybe even 3 or 4 — just to hike by the light of the full moon. Of course this… Read More