I knew something was up when my boyfriend went for a run one afternoon from Waikiki to Hawaii Kai, up and down Kokohead crater (a 1200 foot, 1000 plus staircase climb) and back to Waikiki. That’s a 27-28 mile trek. For fun. “You ran more than a marathon,” I said incredulously. “Yeah,” he shrugged. I guess it should have come as no surprise then, when he told me he wanted to run the HURT 100…
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Diamond Head and Kokohead are the most traversed and well known craters on Oahu. The third, and lesser known Ka’au Crater is tucked behind Palolo Valley and can only be accessed via a challenging hike. My boyfriend and I adventured into the valley to find the hidden gem and it was the most fun hike I’ve done on Oahu to date. Lots of mud, waterfalls, ropes, ridges and stunning views in all directions are some…
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I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ~ Henry David Thoreau At sixteen years old, I checked out Thoreau’s book Walden at the library which, looking back seems like oddly heavy material for a teenage girl. I’m positive I did not read the entire…
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