relishing the life God has given us
Hiking the Maunawili Trail | Pali Lookout to Waimanalo | October 2018 I turned 26 on the last weekend of October. I know, I know…I’m officially old. Thankfully Curtis got to spend most of the weekend at home with me, and we fit in a couple of fun hikes. On Saturday evening, we returned to the Old Pali Highway and just… Read More
Hiking Konahuanui (K1 & K2) | Oahu, Hawaii | October 2018 Upon moving to Oahu last year, we were met with two large mountain ranges, a long list of recorded trails on AllTrails, and all sorts of recommendations for hiking. It was all so new and uniquely beautiful and overwhelming. After a few months of living here, researching hikes, and studying maps, we… Read More
Sunset Hike up the Back Trail of Ka’iwa Peak | October 2018 Ever since we first hiked to the Lanikai pillboxes last February, we’ve always said that we should hike up to Kai’wa Peak via the back trail to avoid the crowds and enjoy this ridge in a new way. Yet every time we have gone for this hike since then, we’ve always returned to the… Read More
Easy North Shore Hikes | Kahuku Point & Kawela Point | October 2018 The past couple weeks have been different for us compared to the past 6 months. Rather than only having only an average of one day off for a weekend, Curtis has been having consistent one and a half days or even 2 full days at home! We haven’t been able to travel… Read More
Sunset on the Kaiwi Shoreline | September 2018 Before moving to Oahu, I had read about people complaining of “Island Fever.” I’m not sure if there are specific ‘symptoms’ for this, but I imagine we’ve experienced it from time to time here. For me, it usually comes during the week when I’m home alone and thinking about how small and congested… Read More
Hiking Lanipo Ridge, AKA Mau’uame Trail | September 2018 We’ve slowly been knocking out peaks and ridges in the Ko’olau Mountains. In order from East to West, we’ve completed Kuli’ou’ou (twice), Kulepeamoa, Hawaii Loa, Wiliwilinui, and Mount Olympus (If you’re interested, you can view a map of every hike we’ve done on the island here). The peak that seemed to… Read More