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Lava Flows and Active Volcanoes (Hawaii Island)



Although it may not be obvious to many, the Hawaiian Island chain is still growing. Mauna Loa and Kilauea on Hawaii Island (aka the Big Island), are still considered active volcanoes, but only Kilauea appears to be the more obvious one erupting. Though most of the lava is not deposited at the volcanic vents there, […]



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Haleakala 2012 – Lava Tube Exploration (Pt 3/5)



[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] While most of the crew warmed up in the cabin and got a chance to rest their feet; Baron, Aaron and I went on a scouting mission to find a lava tube near Holua Cabin. I hadn’t been to the lava tube for almost 7 […]



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Haleakala 2012 – Paliku to Holua (Pt 2/5)



[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] Hiking from the Paliku to Holua Cabin was probably one of my favorite parts of this trip. The landscape for much of trek was reminiscent of what I remember seeing in the movie, “Total Recall…” at least the first one that mostly took place on […]



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Haleakala 2012 – Sliding Sands to Paliku (Pt 1/5)



[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] With several months of planning invested, the epic Haleakala 2012 backpacking trip was executed flawlessly by the Lost Trailblazers et al. (Baron Yamamoto, Aaron Toma, Katie Ersbak, Troy Takara, Reanne Solomon, Jennifer Liu, Jenelyn Castillo, Justin Ugalino and I) on Maui… I’ve never laughed harder […]



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Full Moonset from Diamond Head Crater and More – December 9, 2011



If you are lucky, a few days in winter will allow you to witness the spectacle above. It may as be as clear as this day, but none-the-less, is still a gorgeous view. What am I talking about? If you haven’t recognized the landscape, its the full moonset (or near full) from Diamond Head Crater! […]



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Koko Head Shooting Complex – August 14, 2011



Unlike some of my peers who had experience shooting guns while growing up, I was not so fortunate. However, I did spend many summer days sniping invasive birds with high-powered pellet guns off power-lines in my neighborhood…. Needless to say, the experience I’m about to describe was not nearly the same. The Koko Head Shooting […]



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Koko Crater Arch – August 6, 2011



Though feeling as if I had just came back from Kalalau, another camping / backpacking trip was in the works… and only 2 weeks away. A handful of the Lost Trailblazers were fortunate enough to get invited by the infamous “Kaleo Landcaster” to Waimanu Valley on the North Kohala Coast (Hawaii Island). I have wanted […]



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Koko Crater Rim Loop Trail (June 19, 2011)



Since today is Father’s Day, The Lost Trailblazers opted to do a short ridge hike so that we could all go home to spend time with our families. Most of our hiking crew had not done the Koko Crater Rim loop trail, and therefore today was a great opportunity to check this one off our […]



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