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[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] On our last day on the Na Pali Coast, we had a few hours to explore Milolii Valley before we kayaking to Polihale Beach. Though the girls wanted to hang out at the beach and relax, the guys still wanted one last adventure and decided to hike […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Hike Map] The day after we arrived at Lonomea, the crew decided to hike up Koaie Stream to look for a waterfall marked on the topographical map Baron had on his smartphone. Unfortunately, the mapping application malfunctioned, so we would not know how close (or far away) we were from the […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Hike Map] Baron, Josh and I had been talking about backpacking into Waimea Canyon for some time, so we finally committed to doing so on the weekend of Josh’s birthday in June. Though last minute forecasts suggested thunder storms in Hawaii’s “Grand Canyon,” we (Baron, Katie, Rhonda, Paul and I… JOSH […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] On our final day, we left the Arizona Hot Springs campsite around 930am in search of a couple more notable adventures we highlighted on our map… The Catwalk and the Emerald Cave. There were a ton of other things to see on the way down river, for instance, waterfalls […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] Shortly after setting off from Boyscout Canyon in our trusty aluminum Jerkwater Canoe, we arrived at some of the more popular areas in Black Canyon: Whiterock Canyon and Arizona Hotsprings. Though there were two distinct canoe landings for each area, there seemed to be a contour trail on a […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] Itching to get back to the mainland for some adventures, I decided to meet up with my buddy Luke and his girlfriend Meri in Las Vegas. They’d moved there from Hawaii a little over a year ago, and hike regularly in the area. Although Meri was not able to […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] After a short and sweet victory dance, it was time to get settled in at Campground #2. Taking off our wet shoes and socks, and putting on slippers was of the highest priority (left). Changing out of our sweaty clothes was almost as critical (right). Setting up […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] Waimanu Valley is located in the Kohala Forest Reserve on the northern coast of Hawaii Island. To access the valley, you either have to helicopter, kayak or hike it in. On foot, it’s approximately 9 miles from Waipio Valley to Waimanu via the Muliwai Trail. A permit […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [View All Photos] Another adventure I had my eyes on for sometime now was to swim to the next beach west of Kalalau. On a map, the swim to Honopu Beach is not far at all, maybe a quarter-mile from shoreline to shoreline… However, the […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [View All Photos] In addition to the many activities to experience while camping at Kalalau, this trip was specifically planned around watching the full moonrise from Kalalau Beach in July. As the beach gets moonlit to near daylight, a different perspective of landscape illuminates. This […]