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…
Weekend Adventures • Kuli’ou’ou Ridge Trail • Spitting Cave • February 11, 2018 During Curtis’ first week on Oahu before I arrived, he hiked to one peak that has remained one of his favorite hikes so far. Of course I wanted to experience it for myself, so while Curtis still has weekends free, we set off to hike it early…
Hiking the “Stairs of Doom” to Koko Crater • New Year’s Eve in Hawaii • December 31, 2017 We started off 2017 with a New Year’s Day snowshoe hike, and ended it with a New Year’s Eve trek up the Stairs of Doom to Koko Crater. And somehow, even with our lack of outings last winter,…
November 2017 Happenings • Moanalua Valley Trail • Hiking to Manoa Falls November was a rather challenging month. We were still living out of a hotel, waiting somewhat impatiently to get through the escrow process, and dealing with PCS complications such as the car registration. On top of all of that Curtis had to be gone, leaving…