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“Makapuu lookout to Alan Davis” is a great hike, or any hike that involves the Kaiwi coastline for that matter. The route we (Reanne Solomon, Larry Tang, Rylan Miyasato, Troy Takara and I) took today is not conventional by any means, though I’m sure some people have connected these trails before. The particular combination of […]

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! […]

Heleakala to Palikea was a beast that I hardly care to document, but since other people asked about it I’ll write a few words about it… We (Laura Carothers, Jennifer Liu, Baron Yamamoto, Joshua Serrano, Rosie Ho and I) started the trail at ~730am, near the residential area at the end of Helelua Street in […]

Much apologies for the delay for those of you who follow my blog regularly… As soon as I returned from the November California trip, I was thrown into several adventures, of which made it difficult to finish the 9 posts from Lowe Trail, Yosemite and Joshua Tree. The day after thanksgiving, I was fortunate enough […]

[Part 1] [Part2] [Part 3] [View Gallery] As I mentioned in my earlier posts from this series, Joshua Tree is renowned for it’s superb climbing areas. The rock features here may not be as high as the ones you would find at Yosemite, but they were still amazing in their own right. The rocks at […]

[Part 1] [Part2] [Part 3] [View Gallery] Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park was not as aesthetically impressive or exciting as the trails at Yosemite I visited last week… so I’m probably not going to detail much here. There are several hiking trails within the park, most of which are short and can be done […]

[Part 1] [Part2] [Part 3] [View Gallery] Joshua Tree National Park is located 140 miles east of Los Angeles, and borders Nevada, Arizona and Mexico… The National Park Service (NPS) is responsible for regulating visitor park resources, including centers, permitting, facilities, activities and campgrounds (Modified Map from NPS above). The park is well known for […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [View Gallery] Yosemite Valley is recognized as one of the most popular climbing areas in the United States, and is heavily responsible for the development of climbing as a sport. Of the many sites to boulder in Yosemite, Camp 4 (where we camped) is probably […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [View Gallery] Yosemite Falls is the largest two-tiered falls in North America, having a total height of 2425 feet (lower falls not shown). The upper falls is 1430 feet alone, and is the sixth largest waterfall in the world (shown above). After a cold night […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] Driving to Yosemite in the early AM from Los Angeles allowed us to easily secure a campsite at the walk-in campgrounds (Tunnel View Lookout). However, this early arrival also allowed Luke and I to explore Yosemite by moonlight (Forest behind Tunnel View Lookout)… The camping […]