Trying to Clear Higgins Ridge in Wahiawa
Higgins Ridge Clearing Part 1 - June 25, 2014 This is Erik and I's third time scouting Waikakalaua. More practicing on google earth yielded me with enough tools to actually see the ridge close up. That, and my new droid phone with backcountry navigator app. on it results in some good navigation tools I can use for exploration. Erik and I have this unbelievable desire to explore the Schofield East Range, a.k.a. Waikakalaua or South Kaukonahua Stream. Last time in May 2013, we found the Waikakalaua Tunnels mentioned in Stuart Ball's first edition of Hiking on Oahu. Unfortunately, those tunnels are boarded up, we did however intersect with a ridge. Building upon our efforts, we decided to check out the ridge today. Dayle Turner has the only write up of this ridge, he calls it Waikakalaua Ridge, I decided to rename the ridge Higgins Ridge, named after the road that leads to the trailhead. With so many hikes starting with wai, another hike that starts with wai would confuse people ...