Beach / Coastal

STAY TUNED for more photos and full description of our New Zealand Adventures!!! Queenstown Shotover / Kimiakau River – Jetboating Queenstown Shotover / Kimiakau River – Jetboating Haast River (en route to Franz Josef), Foxtail Falls Pier just outside of Franz Josef Castle Hill, Cave Stream Scenic Reserve Castle Hill, Cave Stream Scenic Reserve Castle […]

As with any outdoor adventure here in the islands, please properly prepare yourself, hiking with others who are capable and who you can trust. Be sure to check the weather and surf forecast for conditions that most suit your abilities… and to have fun! Hiking along coastal areas in the islands can be dangerous for […]

with contributions by Katie Ersbak [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4][Photo Gallery] On the last day of field work on Kahoʻolawe, we collected bunches of pili grass seeds for out planting, like the older individuals we planted in Hakioawa the other day. Jamie explains that the seeds disperse a short distance by wind, […]

with contributions by Katie Ersbak [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4][Photo Gallery] Getting another early start, I was particularly stoked because I was asked to drive one of the trucks… not a passenger one, but one of the dually trucks that was meant for transporting equipment, etc. After fueling up, we stopped by […]

with contributions by Katie Ersbak [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4][Photo Gallery] Most people never really think about going to Kaho‘olawe… Mainly because much of the island had been obliterated by the navy over the period of several decades after World War II, and many believe that there is nowhere to walk on […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] Though our stay at Kalalau was short lived, we were still able to see what we had come for: Waimakemake Falls / Big Pools, an epic sunset on the beach, and a sky full of stars. After a well-deserved nights rest, we were able to get an […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] After landing our kayaks at Kalalau Beach, we quickly set up camp so that we could have the afternoon to further explore Kalalau Valley. The last time I was here in 2011, we did not have time to make it back to Waimakemake Falls and Big Pools. […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] After backpacking the Na Pali Coast to Kalalau a couple times over the years, I felt that I had earned the privilege of kayaking there. With a crew 10-strong (by tandem kayak; Amanda/Will, Garvin/Katie, Christian/Jenny, Baron/Jenelyn and Justin/I), we made the epic journey across the Na Pali […]

Constantly driving over the estuary for several hikes in Kahana valley and numerous ridgelines surrounding it, I felt it was time to do a little exploration upriver. Joined by several friends, we paddled upriver via stand-up paddle boards and kayaks to have some fun in the sun. After loading up our kayaks and backpacks (for […]

It’s been awhile since I’ve been to Lanai, probably > 20 years to be more precise… so as you can imagine, I could only remember a very few things about it. For one, I remember “swimming with sharks” at some tourist trap (that really did not deliver what the brochure depicted whatsoever)…and secondly, doing a […]