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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 […]

[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 […]

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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Always attentive to potential nocturnal outdoor activities around the time of the full moon, this month the Lost Trailblazers chose to hit up Makapuu Crag to climb in the moonlight. Unlike the Mokuleia Crag, Makapuu is much shorter in height and is in a more convenient location (unless living on the north shore). However, there […]

Instead of doing a normal hiking adventure on Sunday, the Lost Trailblazers (Troy Takara, Dale Acoba, David Chatsuthiphan, Reanne Solomon, Jenelyn Castillo and myself, as well as guests Baron Yamamoto and Rosanna Ho) decided to revisit Mokuleia Crag, as it had been almost six months since all of us had climbed here together. That was […]

After doing two long hikes in a row (Kamiloiki Ridge to Makapuu Tomtom and Moanalua Saddle to Haiku Stairs), I was in no mood for any long hikes on the 4th of July… Luckily, I was invited to go rock climbing at the Makapuu Crag by fellow Lost Trailblazer Jennifer Liu. Hosted by Angie and […]

Finishing part B of what was supposed to be a loop trail from Makapuu Tidepools, the Lost Trailblazers decided to have a Sunday-Funday at Alan Davis and Pele’s Chair. We wanted to complete the loop a few weeks ago, but the summer swells and tides have been working against us… thus we just decided to […]

This summer has been unusually rainy thus far, and waterfall hikes appear to be the early summer trend by many Oahu Weekend Hikers. With an invitation by Josh Serrano of the 808 Goonies, Lost Trailblazers Jennifer Liu and I joined Baron Yamamoto, Karla Faria, Kamae, and Josh for a superb 9-mile waterfall hike in Hauula. […]