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[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] 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 […]

Not only does Hilo have the highest density of people on the Big Island (Hawaii Island), it probably has some of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the State of Hawaii. As a supplement to our “cave” and “fire” theme on this trip, we were lucky to squeeze in several accessible waterfall hikes into our […]

Another cave / lava tube that we were excited to see, was the “Cave of Refuge” in the Hakuma Horst of Kalapana. The cave is probably ~200 meters long and is partially modified narrow at its entrance. Doing so allowed Hawaiians to defend the cave against intruders. On the other end, the cave opens to […]

On our (Baron, Cecelia, Janice and I) recent trip to Hawaii Island (the Big Island), the theme was supposed to reflect “caves” and “fire…” Meaning, we were going to explore lava tubes and see live lava!!! As the first adventure on our trip, Emesine Cave was an excellent choice since it was only a 40 […]

Although the Hawaiian skies appeared gloomy because of the “Kona winds” and associated vog (somewhat like volcanic produced smog), it was still a great day to explore caves on the shoreline near Kaena Point. Fortunate to have Waianae Steve guide us (Bob, Aaron, Lynne, Keahi, Andrew, Jennifer, Baron, Nate, Darren, Janice and I) around his […]

Neither Halawa Ridge nor the Haiku Hidden Stairway have been on my radar for “hikes to do in the near future,” but when Joshua Serrano (808 Goonies) sends out a hike invite, it usually is worth attending. After we hiked the contouring trail up Halawa Ridge, we headed north on the Koolau Summit Trail to […]

Whether local to the islands or just visiting, it is almost a right of passage to ride around the island on a moped and in an entourage. On this particular weekend, friends from around the nation [AK | HI | AZ | CA | WA | WI | MA] gathered in Hawaii to run-a-muck on […]