Hiking Trails on Oahu

Three Corners to King Kong - February 24, 2018 Back at it today! Baron wanted to find the correct ridge to King Kong. We expected an easier hike than last week.  It was deja vu all over as we met at Darren's house at 6am where Bernice was waiting to take Darren and I to Makaha. The only difference is that Kellie was going to catch ride with us. We waited for her to arrive.  Bernice drove us to Makaha quickly, as we got there in under 50 minutes. We checked in and met up with Baron. In Baron car was Marilou and Ryan. Gene came walking up from the street again and was going to join us only to the icy pond. Just like last week, Gene walked at a brisk pace and we got to the icy pond in under 1 hour just like last week. From there, it was some exploring to find the correct ridge today. We did some searching, eventually finding a mango tree which indicated the start of the trail (there are a lot of mango trees in Makaha, so a gps mark would help). The faint trail started about 5 min...

  Three Corners to King Kong - February 18, 2018 This hike can be considered under multiple categories. Other than a super hike, it can be under a storied hike, difficult hike, and secret hike.  This hike had all of the obstacles you'd want for exploration.  Baron initially cancelled this hike earlier in the week, but put it back on. We were to explore Makaha Valley, Baron's annual February thru March hiking schedule. His plan was to go up an unnamed ridge to Three Corners and crossover to King Kong and loop it. We were unsure what we were in for, could be overgrown terrain, sketchy rock faces, bad weather.  We met at Makaha Towers at 7am. Bernice drove Darren and I. Baron drove Ted and Denise. It would be 6 of us today. We were all prepared for a long day. As we said our hellos, we saw Gene walk uphill towards the parking lot. Baron said Gene will show us the junction to the unnamed ridge. I thought sweet, we won't have to spend the time looking for trail leading up...

'Ihi'ihilauakea Crater - February 3, 2018 Earlier in the week I was going through Nate Yuen's blog Hawaiian Forest and stumbled upon an entry about a rare fern located in ' ihi'ihilauakea crater. Ironically, this fern is called 'i hi'ihilauakea, named after the crater. It resembles a four leaf clover, hence the nickname Hawaiian Four Leaf Clover.  Joining the hike today was Daniel, David, Erik, Malia, and Michelle. We parked at Koko Crater Park and walked our way to Haunama Bay. The vog was bad today and we suffered going up and down the Kokohead ridge.  It only took us 45 minutes to get to the crater. There, we went searching. I was fanatical and went all out. About 10 minutes passed and I reached the end of the crater via a swath/trail. I wanted to search other areas of the crater. But Erik texted me that Malia found it. I was elated and ran back.  Under a kiawe tree in a shaded area were the ferns. They were so small and it grew so wild. I bet the plant w...