tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892900179822099732024-02-07T12:03:51.923-07:00Exploring and WineExploring Colorado and the world with an active sense of wonder.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-28893785036308061762023-01-22T23:06:00.002-07:002023-01-23T07:36:20.744-07:00Maui 2016<h1 style="text-align: left;"></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Maui - 2016 Trip 9/24/2016 - 10/1/2016</span></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Day 1- Inter-island flight from Hawai'i, condo check-in, Maui Brewing Co.</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We stayed at the "Aston Maui Banyan" in Kihei. Kihei is a great place to stay, especially for your first time on the island. The central location is well-suited to exploring the island.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9kpvv4YAUOUAh1zzTSxY8UPrkZG-oZjOkDoAve3bWDikAd1IkBLt2E3WNKcZHo1mWaE07MaZVH1dg_TD4MGw2OhcvKSVrFjW60DqVWP-H_QiMjZw2nlaYsT3C4ET4TGUWzUPn9aIsvfXQ0AMsCltkdgjBbIH4QjP2swLF8PFmB45W24fBgQYABqd/s4032/20160924_161614.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9kpvv4YAUOUAh1zzTSxY8UPrkZG-oZjOkDoAve3bWDikAd1IkBLt2E3WNKcZHo1mWaE07MaZVH1dg_TD4MGw2OhcvKSVrFjW60DqVWP-H_QiMjZw2nlaYsT3C4ET4TGUWzUPn9aIsvfXQ0AMsCltkdgjBbIH4QjP2swLF8PFmB45W24fBgQYABqd/w640-h480/20160924_161614.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">View towards the ocean from our condo Lenai "Aston at Maui Banyon"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27awqylKwGLqJXV2k1ThQgaukJey4MQR29J_Zq6YLjbHgw3G-1V21TDuBrOlRRP9qKYCX5TQKAWK99w6_Qx6McpasSCJZ7x43EcJqGtM2XAEL3GQ9WHG26R_3HcN8NbeieVfY50IliX4bBghfTVDcGZlywqfhr3I4Qs_GT_6dVpfi4ri2S8Oipr-V/s4032/20160924_161617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27awqylKwGLqJXV2k1ThQgaukJey4MQR29J_Zq6YLjbHgw3G-1V21TDuBrOlRRP9qKYCX5TQKAWK99w6_Qx6McpasSCJZ7x43EcJqGtM2XAEL3GQ9WHG26R_3HcN8NbeieVfY50IliX4bBghfTVDcGZlywqfhr3I4Qs_GT_6dVpfi4ri2S8Oipr-V/w640-h480/20160924_161617.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">View toward the mountain from our Lanai</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA0bQPr4KYc0Wu269nVN0gGd-5WpDcKrKAZ37-r8h-FNur6IWpQRSmU18TyaUr6lbsTXj_3b_XoAdMpxgViYQWA74hx9MGzTxVxdKfTmEa_IjfKMWw_WHI-WhdpcFwyBFJPYJqBI_yD0gd3sg6t3s4SCCBoHfSTUMBo9S6r9zlJmcOOR938n4pCsI/s4032/20160924_172035.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA0bQPr4KYc0Wu269nVN0gGd-5WpDcKrKAZ37-r8h-FNur6IWpQRSmU18TyaUr6lbsTXj_3b_XoAdMpxgViYQWA74hx9MGzTxVxdKfTmEa_IjfKMWw_WHI-WhdpcFwyBFJPYJqBI_yD0gd3sg6t3s4SCCBoHfSTUMBo9S6r9zlJmcOOR938n4pCsI/w640-h480/20160924_172035.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Maui Brewing Company World Headquarters</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzKtuO5v7p2LGWqhh4grKTG1_rjUu1MhR-6ygD1mSn-pClwSz0ztxY2tyJryELzzB4vqqpZwL6gm6GnAkWx0vRiDIjwG85NFiSebjPc6nqPrCOBKYCbGUJoawlCA1Icb7nPJN_e4xwzH30cC0H59YJ_NFeVtdNqfLKun4q93gkxdH5ONjBvht6RfT/s4032/20160924_180630.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzKtuO5v7p2LGWqhh4grKTG1_rjUu1MhR-6ygD1mSn-pClwSz0ztxY2tyJryELzzB4vqqpZwL6gm6GnAkWx0vRiDIjwG85NFiSebjPc6nqPrCOBKYCbGUJoawlCA1Icb7nPJN_e4xwzH30cC0H59YJ_NFeVtdNqfLKun4q93gkxdH5ONjBvht6RfT/w640-h480/20160924_180630.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunset from Maui Brewing Co.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Day 2- Snorkeling, Haleakala, Upcountry Maui</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Snorkeling</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3iYQ8qF_haLBYZSvFAmSZwVdBakR4cTOlvb7uZVSAORUkF12KbAeDwWDvl0k_zsMvn6O_MsQE1wEye31GfSJye-uwzpKoh3N2Uxxed4cdNyZkTRbkASynpzjtfeQl1QISLutRK-5U_V2RcgHjZFjJgn3YxlwFEzgUji-jfyZOolyZeAXzoboFOVa/s2394/20160925_184509.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="2394" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3iYQ8qF_haLBYZSvFAmSZwVdBakR4cTOlvb7uZVSAORUkF12KbAeDwWDvl0k_zsMvn6O_MsQE1wEye31GfSJye-uwzpKoh3N2Uxxed4cdNyZkTRbkASynpzjtfeQl1QISLutRK-5U_V2RcgHjZFjJgn3YxlwFEzgUji-jfyZOolyZeAXzoboFOVa/w640-h418/20160925_184509.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Green Hawaiian Sea Turtle in the wild!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_IBe-OJSmPxZT4Rg4M-Vd4m8kdh2StXlbROyqhu71SV61S9dijv8pIerarFXrZvfSzwgmt16rrqz2xeipNvsuKsfKuEYRcUrF-nnHi_iO0Ctq_dlZwggZm_UBiVeA7XfTbUUmXqlzf-V91ZqV23kR3yuK60pLaCw2V7Ga-DQeUJMPrFu1rweJtsBs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_IBe-OJSmPxZT4Rg4M-Vd4m8kdh2StXlbROyqhu71SV61S9dijv8pIerarFXrZvfSzwgmt16rrqz2xeipNvsuKsfKuEYRcUrF-nnHi_iO0Ctq_dlZwggZm_UBiVeA7XfTbUUmXqlzf-V91ZqV23kR3yuK60pLaCw2V7Ga-DQeUJMPrFu1rweJtsBs=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></span><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px;"></span></h3><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Waiakoa Loop Trail</b> <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/5LK8c8ak8FGPEUdv6">Google Maps Link</a></span><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzZw-rLaHT1mK-WrKiwcV98ITWI9QSNY_9kx8pEPX9x1cNCO3hGu-7AXrC10SrtcA_DogBQmVnoVLbt1dDd47OoEIHo1iG_41PygS4j_l1icS-vGYT5bDzqBqMKNEyhHFuv-Ctxpx6EmdgZziRApTT4HYt13cOsgN1ySlmcsnVErrT-uaXDtqH0nx/s4032/20160925_115430.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzZw-rLaHT1mK-WrKiwcV98ITWI9QSNY_9kx8pEPX9x1cNCO3hGu-7AXrC10SrtcA_DogBQmVnoVLbt1dDd47OoEIHo1iG_41PygS4j_l1icS-vGYT5bDzqBqMKNEyhHFuv-Ctxpx6EmdgZziRApTT4HYt13cOsgN1ySlmcsnVErrT-uaXDtqH0nx/w640-h480/20160925_115430.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hiking on Haleakala at around 5,000' elevation</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hrr07xRFWIpyLdH1tjX0rLnobXRx5QAK312JZEv7ABKTEjnzU6f2ocjjnO8ftgtTVk3dWNI6Zrdb-jee-lEeVAL0fByEBK9UaqhHD86a71THxSaUS17mEOmS06SHFi7WWWy3_VZcfDeeQNih8D7TgFm8ERpQMQpuawAyGlko613ZzfcODGQxHby6/s4032/20160925_115901.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hrr07xRFWIpyLdH1tjX0rLnobXRx5QAK312JZEv7ABKTEjnzU6f2ocjjnO8ftgtTVk3dWNI6Zrdb-jee-lEeVAL0fByEBK9UaqhHD86a71THxSaUS17mEOmS06SHFi7WWWy3_VZcfDeeQNih8D7TgFm8ERpQMQpuawAyGlko613ZzfcODGQxHby6/w480-h640/20160925_115901.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was cool, moist, and foggy- yes, on a Hawaiian island!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd776KFeEbaFJM4yVmnspuva7GulSYNZScRnOnznbE7KpMdIz-Xj3orPCn_XpFvzFfJF4Xv8a4u5C8-LyaUKuDIeSuq9HQCh_perpAGGrSfYjjXs175ds5MxpKNgsHWyGKzISpTwqEh8B1HvM2seVtqUO5FjV9PCCd-tYq6KiL3c_RjV2qXdkyWb25/s4032/20160925_131857.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd776KFeEbaFJM4yVmnspuva7GulSYNZScRnOnznbE7KpMdIz-Xj3orPCn_XpFvzFfJF4Xv8a4u5C8-LyaUKuDIeSuq9HQCh_perpAGGrSfYjjXs175ds5MxpKNgsHWyGKzISpTwqEh8B1HvM2seVtqUO5FjV9PCCd-tYq6KiL3c_RjV2qXdkyWb25/w640-h480/20160925_131857.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Upcountry Maui is all about the agriculture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7RdL5WboNgAn7ZY3gg1-ae9q158579LHPnNUWq1EURDxqWGMvvxHftPMPhdGlP6PgGUphIFE_G5MA5l0pQxPrv-lM6-1_cOWNj5NS7TyYyyV9swFJeTP_YalcLsGq9j4k0dzAWGKYqS6Py9BfL_lCEyecFGA9vNT3NSDMnJW0XZZ6eJsHmOoCimS/s4032/20160925_132907.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7RdL5WboNgAn7ZY3gg1-ae9q158579LHPnNUWq1EURDxqWGMvvxHftPMPhdGlP6PgGUphIFE_G5MA5l0pQxPrv-lM6-1_cOWNj5NS7TyYyyV9swFJeTP_YalcLsGq9j4k0dzAWGKYqS6Py9BfL_lCEyecFGA9vNT3NSDMnJW0XZZ6eJsHmOoCimS/w480-h640/20160925_132907.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Beautiful flowers everywhere</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SkXroFS9_j0OqwwseJm1za1g95XeuL-QXAgyJPJPljuxOkIEOJdu3tdCqS3DVrm3Ob3lNv08ru25L7gPHxa6KoMlpiSsuOFn1541lx9zcjaC56KAcLdYrYuhA7_7DaTVLrp0lHOlzNI9Z9GExNwi1L8uElT9pVAegDySPEVDzaJDs2CiCSFUJJaV/s4032/20160925_132924.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SkXroFS9_j0OqwwseJm1za1g95XeuL-QXAgyJPJPljuxOkIEOJdu3tdCqS3DVrm3Ob3lNv08ru25L7gPHxa6KoMlpiSsuOFn1541lx9zcjaC56KAcLdYrYuhA7_7DaTVLrp0lHOlzNI9Z9GExNwi1L8uElT9pVAegDySPEVDzaJDs2CiCSFUJJaV/w640-h480/20160925_132924.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A roadside farmstand with a gorgeous view</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Haleakala Volcano</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5B1-5ozu634NrFGf5WjfU9H22jeblpGn4xYbWvT6elvy_7rej6cmWGeo0mHnq1rW7humB3cbEi5bTqoHWlm5eqYsJxqwAe3cdetMZ720XkMzS37cEXzqroyZHiB794LzbwLcRYUqCsG5Ev1D9t2a0liN-QOeT3RTUD8Wlsd3JgSaUO01t5s3UOjA/s1920/Maui_LowRes%20(6%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1920" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5B1-5ozu634NrFGf5WjfU9H22jeblpGn4xYbWvT6elvy_7rej6cmWGeo0mHnq1rW7humB3cbEi5bTqoHWlm5eqYsJxqwAe3cdetMZ720XkMzS37cEXzqroyZHiB794LzbwLcRYUqCsG5Ev1D9t2a0liN-QOeT3RTUD8Wlsd3JgSaUO01t5s3UOjA/w640-h309/Maui_LowRes%20(6%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Looking into the Haleakala crater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81_BCY-iH4B_5nlEC9tdPdWiHEFKdJrV8OtV3G8jpX1NO380rxMT_K58i913PlHDRblUCMujeIWl6v8Ipxa0jIuAvZjSBw3MX7jGkaEzwvZsn0ELE6l3-adQNHeDkppgQmd31J3KJcKfi9LNQfzCpVA3yMmdMDGYiYvuIGZjSYkybd7JU399T_Zsi/s4032/20160925_144712.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81_BCY-iH4B_5nlEC9tdPdWiHEFKdJrV8OtV3G8jpX1NO380rxMT_K58i913PlHDRblUCMujeIWl6v8Ipxa0jIuAvZjSBw3MX7jGkaEzwvZsn0ELE6l3-adQNHeDkppgQmd31J3KJcKfi9LNQfzCpVA3yMmdMDGYiYvuIGZjSYkybd7JU399T_Zsi/w640-h480/20160925_144712.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Looking down into the Haleakala crater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nG0rG6U8Zr2-McrPSoKuBGfuhp0inRuHqQ2_SM2a5qmjL3R74tGeJP6Pp_RuufdYPaHXdX-7F2duNc6nDXAT-yXWwbCR9owwXaYtSNgPpK8_MZG-Sx6K0ai_2UTJt0iXniwF63wtFM1MUwEerjeVsJOALTnMPyD1ZpGy3q9ghOFiN8hXQj8xDVs1/s1920/Maui_LowRes%20(9%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1920" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nG0rG6U8Zr2-McrPSoKuBGfuhp0inRuHqQ2_SM2a5qmjL3R74tGeJP6Pp_RuufdYPaHXdX-7F2duNc6nDXAT-yXWwbCR9owwXaYtSNgPpK8_MZG-Sx6K0ai_2UTJt0iXniwF63wtFM1MUwEerjeVsJOALTnMPyD1ZpGy3q9ghOFiN8hXQj8xDVs1/w640-h332/Maui_LowRes%20(9%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">You can see one of the many hiking trails here on Haleakala</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq1qty3dBceAWuG7IFM-B6_ToXbsIUAGRcsJYmWJZM_eKBi_3fgnteZxr4N0t9FpNSKCmxEgEuZhv-BtKJ-kLQ-eSyeMTAYg26sEDEYnRWFvuucwy6PoSAIeECY64DwgTjZ6aD2apukINA3DUUf2oqmbUvsjNyFq0nZo0WH_RrSXGI1IdcrO9AhBW/s4032/20160925_145100.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq1qty3dBceAWuG7IFM-B6_ToXbsIUAGRcsJYmWJZM_eKBi_3fgnteZxr4N0t9FpNSKCmxEgEuZhv-BtKJ-kLQ-eSyeMTAYg26sEDEYnRWFvuucwy6PoSAIeECY64DwgTjZ6aD2apukINA3DUUf2oqmbUvsjNyFq0nZo0WH_RrSXGI1IdcrO9AhBW/w640-h480/20160925_145100.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's difficult to comprehend just how massive and awe-inspiring this crater is. You could fit manhattan inside of it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LUwvXKAnseEBKfyZT5qjp6Rxh38nUMdpgU5rjB-W-lmHcblsc-aB_3Er3gY-uiSD6sxgixTNH-H5Layw7tW01L5B7oW2WBqf0YFdj8JO7wjiZlJPu0uBFbAkoHhsypJI1K3cvQ4Ww56fWJtMJeeaLSAJFym2TNtjYnzngQ5_e0BWXEiPs8c9m1jS/s1920/Maui_LowRes%20(16%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LUwvXKAnseEBKfyZT5qjp6Rxh38nUMdpgU5rjB-W-lmHcblsc-aB_3Er3gY-uiSD6sxgixTNH-H5Layw7tW01L5B7oW2WBqf0YFdj8JO7wjiZlJPu0uBFbAkoHhsypJI1K3cvQ4Ww56fWJtMJeeaLSAJFym2TNtjYnzngQ5_e0BWXEiPs8c9m1jS/w640-h426/Maui_LowRes%20(16%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The rare "silver sword" plant grows at 10,000 feet at the summit</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVpshnIS8KeQdEqom-r05hqW9XkL1Ms6sHHtDU4XdAGwogdFLbOOIENP3JEJkxdimqvpp4glXVFdWr8WAky3Kf8jwzcmoeWS5HuVl-L5bq2_XdSh7lg0BfsQZyswW6KWgUsX_dtPDZU3DyuKwcIaT6_aKYGGKFJ6SwgC_YseNNYym9-XWw-THyxGJ/s4032/20160925_153708.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVpshnIS8KeQdEqom-r05hqW9XkL1Ms6sHHtDU4XdAGwogdFLbOOIENP3JEJkxdimqvpp4glXVFdWr8WAky3Kf8jwzcmoeWS5HuVl-L5bq2_XdSh7lg0BfsQZyswW6KWgUsX_dtPDZU3DyuKwcIaT6_aKYGGKFJ6SwgC_YseNNYym9-XWw-THyxGJ/w640-h480/20160925_153708.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">So high!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayWp3JmUOSoiYyfCQ-fYa_PPyuPJaVEhSY7_lnilEi4CK42CB7kL6FPWJh5LL7KKtsmsaufYXLGwJ1JpLIjVszXga7MtAJCuwevboDb3MgMztOhBKCqtQ7egAxqeDA8UQ9gVtjwYYQC-qeQN39uR6vSchx3UtMY29suvqmz-ZRH4l6DqbVymPN3P-/s1920/Maui_LowRes%20(12%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1920" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayWp3JmUOSoiYyfCQ-fYa_PPyuPJaVEhSY7_lnilEi4CK42CB7kL6FPWJh5LL7KKtsmsaufYXLGwJ1JpLIjVszXga7MtAJCuwevboDb3MgMztOhBKCqtQ7egAxqeDA8UQ9gVtjwYYQC-qeQN39uR6vSchx3UtMY29suvqmz-ZRH4l6DqbVymPN3P-/w640-h374/Maui_LowRes%20(12%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Air Force facility on top of the mountain</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzIWu80v8pNU8ZKaFVRhI19QE8x3O2LuwK4BhxXQehQCXNpXPqpw6Y0coYzbdlfiT8ZwbFp_j4m6r62aFIZpESg4yt2a2uL_ZLapyfUWE5UMFv2dJPMVlBCrBN5p1JfjN7ItrIc0QiQAbDQvON2EFDhgCP0JxJ_Dupl9NfTKQDRxgkZxCF2tvRx-d-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3097" data-original-width="6000" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzIWu80v8pNU8ZKaFVRhI19QE8x3O2LuwK4BhxXQehQCXNpXPqpw6Y0coYzbdlfiT8ZwbFp_j4m6r62aFIZpESg4yt2a2uL_ZLapyfUWE5UMFv2dJPMVlBCrBN5p1JfjN7ItrIc0QiQAbDQvON2EFDhgCP0JxJ_Dupl9NfTKQDRxgkZxCF2tvRx-d-=w640-h330" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can see the "valley" from here</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOP5WwhAGIh0vIhqVQs5ATPun1dhyoaXbK8DT0QG_3ImZejSUzoqp1iMcjUNgEFyqJFNcWxihnTqBngnQkURgBjuZNsbVg73fLTl1jC74aAAEdQCEHb5ROHOi2yr-KtrktEEk6_XM9m6j8Fs-r-g9GDU-bi_kGHGcwZg095ndunycyb62pHb5lpe_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="5720" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoOP5WwhAGIh0vIhqVQs5ATPun1dhyoaXbK8DT0QG_3ImZejSUzoqp1iMcjUNgEFyqJFNcWxihnTqBngnQkURgBjuZNsbVg73fLTl1jC74aAAEdQCEHb5ROHOi2yr-KtrktEEk6_XM9m6j8Fs-r-g9GDU-bi_kGHGcwZg095ndunycyb62pHb5lpe_=w640-h298" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see West Maui and Lanai from this vantage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1VsJ2utsTaO1i0mLDt_mGYmjij2pDGlmuINTKnQz56jsYZI_HPqDUa6DyEI6VrHBbn-HClxIKZ-1V8D9PcXrRJgR3N2UPjFGUhWckLM8iHpTQzz__nC0UjohAhDfHVsb17eSLHZRKjZy8golbEQoasE2ujYptV4njILPj8Lq5YWfI-DnF0rNrby5f" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="4598" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1VsJ2utsTaO1i0mLDt_mGYmjij2pDGlmuINTKnQz56jsYZI_HPqDUa6DyEI6VrHBbn-HClxIKZ-1V8D9PcXrRJgR3N2UPjFGUhWckLM8iHpTQzz__nC0UjohAhDfHVsb17eSLHZRKjZy8golbEQoasE2ujYptV4njILPj8Lq5YWfI-DnF0rNrby5f" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leleiwi Overlook</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Day 3- Gazebo, Honolua Bay Snorkeling, Blowhole, West Maui Loop, Sunset Cruise</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gazebo restaurant, Napili Bay</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRY20Pz7u1UI0-hCd8COBsXUU8z4Ts-d2cA_71rK3bCr2wvSiiwBF8VxwtwUL_rbot3RE_BfucagkZlRYX39y1tCzKAVvYKkxUP5r9SfrR0ZQIyKIKSeBlijLh5Ekw_JpwAs1La-HytTkF5WovxfLhJlDUbBHC07cHOw3EEXfJIP_sjRjUmvGFrNn/s4032/20160926_074157.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRY20Pz7u1UI0-hCd8COBsXUU8z4Ts-d2cA_71rK3bCr2wvSiiwBF8VxwtwUL_rbot3RE_BfucagkZlRYX39y1tCzKAVvYKkxUP5r9SfrR0ZQIyKIKSeBlijLh5Ekw_JpwAs1La-HytTkF5WovxfLhJlDUbBHC07cHOw3EEXfJIP_sjRjUmvGFrNn/w640-h480/20160926_074157.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's easy to find beauty everywhere you look. This is Napili Bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABg0WXCuQ5zpCD7rUBExq_Bb2Hsj4Y1egDa1c3SFFL8D5zbRWi_CfMd9Q6Sire49vpq6zbjAVhS70vcmS1PYMyiAf3RT-5PsXUT9B0zmGBzgf1-WUTn-NscNYRZJgyl5M0QN6wXWHTDBA0npGJgM4p_u0SDjWB-UeXRPAk5cQXiIcgpnCO-Mkltza/s4032/20160926_074216.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABg0WXCuQ5zpCD7rUBExq_Bb2Hsj4Y1egDa1c3SFFL8D5zbRWi_CfMd9Q6Sire49vpq6zbjAVhS70vcmS1PYMyiAf3RT-5PsXUT9B0zmGBzgf1-WUTn-NscNYRZJgyl5M0QN6wXWHTDBA0npGJgM4p_u0SDjWB-UeXRPAk5cQXiIcgpnCO-Mkltza/w640-h480/20160926_074216.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">View from near the Gazebo restaurant</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Honulua Bay Snorkeling</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mdWxCR0b6IrKH6I2ECANpG4XK-CblZ8dUaDLdYbAMxa-pkSh-5sxTtpl8yQKgXjZSW0MWgx7Rt81I-fmk9mzRnQm80CcSayw6Jm_yOlXKBzcUgjE1hDYNjhWchYu4A-uJA7SELQol_k_wyTauf66yIhpzg6UoE_KA-G862nNoHond1hNB0NXZwIY/s4032/20160926_111857.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mdWxCR0b6IrKH6I2ECANpG4XK-CblZ8dUaDLdYbAMxa-pkSh-5sxTtpl8yQKgXjZSW0MWgx7Rt81I-fmk9mzRnQm80CcSayw6Jm_yOlXKBzcUgjE1hDYNjhWchYu4A-uJA7SELQol_k_wyTauf66yIhpzg6UoE_KA-G862nNoHond1hNB0NXZwIY/w480-h640/20160926_111857.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Crossing the stream to access the Honolua Bay snorkeling area</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT1XbLyTzJd9oOSaChYgMAoEqf0TKsQmdze2V_XhH1aGrQWq2aAm4obtR4uzto0irO3iL68fpdanrHLmlfOaLZVv0n5rjr36RDt49s-pG4P1LidlWmGHGZrPt_68uIdg4pccEOX0QHYJL5tmHPnwbCl1L6edqVFGTpOpYRSbp17OpdYXHb1qW45sb7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT1XbLyTzJd9oOSaChYgMAoEqf0TKsQmdze2V_XhH1aGrQWq2aAm4obtR4uzto0irO3iL68fpdanrHLmlfOaLZVv0n5rjr36RDt49s-pG4P1LidlWmGHGZrPt_68uIdg4pccEOX0QHYJL5tmHPnwbCl1L6edqVFGTpOpYRSbp17OpdYXHb1qW45sb7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The lush jungle on the way to the bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYfwO3mkKhGIX3rg-c4NDtPi2U0xWFBJP7PNJvClRPJ7LJSl_F975QS-qrgC8IAW09-aDVhRESMzhyEZCnEHUmz_55-XpSP9PC-kIdM0xcuKAqzT6OabT62W7wzlDGuZ3w9IfeX7S4sTK2Xyb5HZFwd15eizE5VqPhnMgDdW1WGX-IH9UyaTjG72a/s4032/20160926_120314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYfwO3mkKhGIX3rg-c4NDtPi2U0xWFBJP7PNJvClRPJ7LJSl_F975QS-qrgC8IAW09-aDVhRESMzhyEZCnEHUmz_55-XpSP9PC-kIdM0xcuKAqzT6OabT62W7wzlDGuZ3w9IfeX7S4sTK2Xyb5HZFwd15eizE5VqPhnMgDdW1WGX-IH9UyaTjG72a/w640-h480/20160926_120314.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">View from above Honolua Bay. Absolutely Gorgeous, hard to describe how cool it was.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: 0px; color: #202124; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.75rem; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.375rem; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.375rem; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyk2FB9SaEaac6CPkNrt9mdFzqjyqcdfD56cFOZs0_JxLwu6okTldrl-ONDIzKaQ-lnEDqV3veadlxt8ZV33BDpHG53_C6qKn4VR1zpCTnsp8ltoOK1pZCidk87U38OoyWcET4RvIkl_dnOxVfGm5j8stN2wRBq4m0ov0uMafzZCMjlBxOGrWYZ7hL" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT046Vn7o-kANtU2qbQskrKKWxyR1bI-vF9meVFx5XVH_nGSiwQ_WOJseylV_ETx7CWCUlPIuPoTrLlTe_nLcYlSasIyXE7R1jyZw8Xp5UVL5lKGEROTuwtiMMfbVbgBQJ0quBpNxfnoimts9y9g9aXVw-4lEfHfdzCS8gXEXHRWay9Ma4eUn7R3HW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT046Vn7o-kANtU2qbQskrKKWxyR1bI-vF9meVFx5XVH_nGSiwQ_WOJseylV_ETx7CWCUlPIuPoTrLlTe_nLcYlSasIyXE7R1jyZw8Xp5UVL5lKGEROTuwtiMMfbVbgBQJ0quBpNxfnoimts9y9g9aXVw-4lEfHfdzCS8gXEXHRWay9Ma4eUn7R3HW=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Grocery Story in Kehalani looking West</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Sunset Cruise from Maalaea Harbor</h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMh2JQEHrrGfJp07inlorUS2OJ6lREvYAj7-UwhDOKF_5Aom678KaqTZ1iI80zlMWmF_G5Sqm7hpmDFwBq5SBro6wSogpR86PbfSPgcm5t2-w8pyXuK6mMTQhS2kjXfHayoCsP1Av7WRMX58lzOefy3of5ZneBhdbw6YYme_si1DnakRwv94svln_f" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMh2JQEHrrGfJp07inlorUS2OJ6lREvYAj7-UwhDOKF_5Aom678KaqTZ1iI80zlMWmF_G5Sqm7hpmDFwBq5SBro6wSogpR86PbfSPgcm5t2-w8pyXuK6mMTQhS2kjXfHayoCsP1Av7WRMX58lzOefy3of5ZneBhdbw6YYme_si1DnakRwv94svln_f=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">One last picture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;">Day 4- Hookipa Beach, Adventure Hike, and the Road to Hana!</h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikpinTgKfF4YU-F1qMSJGzzjjs3dmrdQEc3U76z1BHWerFh7EMt9atO1Yfv8-Smc0wFTWqiXOUE_PzILErnY4aZdMlqnKZ5BigLU36BQPdjFOc5wqcfPf0MKTm5VRpGbeUSubjVLw0Cf1OT0aVqD3y2L7G5tXgnQz4NHaL9wyyVQGBxuoQlCQjMN-I" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikpinTgKfF4YU-F1qMSJGzzjjs3dmrdQEc3U76z1BHWerFh7EMt9atO1Yfv8-Smc0wFTWqiXOUE_PzILErnY4aZdMlqnKZ5BigLU36BQPdjFOc5wqcfPf0MKTm5VRpGbeUSubjVLw0Cf1OT0aVqD3y2L7G5tXgnQz4NHaL9wyyVQGBxuoQlCQjMN-I=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hookipa Beach: Many surfers on the North Shore</span></td></tr></tbody></table></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCWg_KNnlbYJ2E6tRoKxdMGLw1VCt8Y_lyOqQJ87rWjyoYNr_C-nMzLGVZhb-wjdm9uyS3KAMhauaFiW4prEmp0bjstAtIbHZzjhK3_O5XE46ZVUOjESa4vDMHTZd6PySX-cxnnmAEPtd8v6ue3nOFlv0MuSURxaXixOR-uDzSjqR8N-j0Xjpz97GV" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCWg_KNnlbYJ2E6tRoKxdMGLw1VCt8Y_lyOqQJ87rWjyoYNr_C-nMzLGVZhb-wjdm9uyS3KAMhauaFiW4prEmp0bjstAtIbHZzjhK3_O5XE46ZVUOjESa4vDMHTZd6PySX-cxnnmAEPtd8v6ue3nOFlv0MuSURxaXixOR-uDzSjqR8N-j0Xjpz97GV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Another view of Hookipa Beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vPBu-FsaVY2Kgs9oMWDZ4vQrpO8XJPsehupBS_UOqCn2Ae4zyKvtL73JmdZ4UHONM_lXjZVJXM2-gYK_bsACH6Y5AcAXdVoV1G8qxnXnq-pe1zUB1bRUJ1msz1o6cd-jIp8wRAJ3cpg1D3TaU2-UK_4q1D5D3m5qcMhSvTuWDfluIz_pMeSFF178/s4032/20160927_094947.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vPBu-FsaVY2Kgs9oMWDZ4vQrpO8XJPsehupBS_UOqCn2Ae4zyKvtL73JmdZ4UHONM_lXjZVJXM2-gYK_bsACH6Y5AcAXdVoV1G8qxnXnq-pe1zUB1bRUJ1msz1o6cd-jIp8wRAJ3cpg1D3TaU2-UK_4q1D5D3m5qcMhSvTuWDfluIz_pMeSFF178/w640-h480/20160927_094947.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Colorful Parrots</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh12jlQB58EeJVpJ5NluyjSj9uwYng_jo--PPBBz9ziSFbzdlz5rRj_-4wNxsK0nuD9zL5et2vPsYGgMlePVvCnQpWJjnikljMg7Q8_6JioUjqlSZVL3wm14JT58Bs6M5hyXQE5Ib1TKoD4KFmg4eZDjum2BMX3wx4YCt80RiyFAhJCVa7XVeSDBTNA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh12jlQB58EeJVpJ5NluyjSj9uwYng_jo--PPBBz9ziSFbzdlz5rRj_-4wNxsK0nuD9zL5et2vPsYGgMlePVvCnQpWJjnikljMg7Q8_6JioUjqlSZVL3wm14JT58Bs6M5hyXQE5Ib1TKoD4KFmg4eZDjum2BMX3wx4YCt80RiyFAhJCVa7XVeSDBTNA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Adventure Hike</h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6_tifoGeENLx2UuyUjVXu30QD4hMMgvxkgxmCVyGfw-0nG7Idf360UCRPhg9Idx7s9QshmaSjAE9gD06bxE5UTCdANHZwJfGQr_THjE4L9qX7XIiIOLYu-lWpvPLo_WMsGUS3QzL7u7ytM1cqw35UrUQdj2539X-Pq6-9A5UyLmP4Gou89gJc2u2/s4032/20160927_101341.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6_tifoGeENLx2UuyUjVXu30QD4hMMgvxkgxmCVyGfw-0nG7Idf360UCRPhg9Idx7s9QshmaSjAE9gD06bxE5UTCdANHZwJfGQr_THjE4L9qX7XIiIOLYu-lWpvPLo_WMsGUS3QzL7u7ytM1cqw35UrUQdj2539X-Pq6-9A5UyLmP4Gou89gJc2u2/w480-h640/20160927_101341.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Adventure Hike! Bamboo forest</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASTPjPEiF1976vgtUWSLZtO9vMkRZoJu8zwvfDC_HKQTIZ9kEzfFxnYSeHazrzn9lvEK14L3xjBF38TBqtHm2Ll-TvTnSlwZ_WymxHq4-4HD8pjMuf6FTCO5Nn51O0qXUEm-Y2zwxvPU_YjRQxp5KrKCpAcaoanjf3ltU18hFH7veYc9wO9NPqQM_/s4032/20160927_101533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASTPjPEiF1976vgtUWSLZtO9vMkRZoJu8zwvfDC_HKQTIZ9kEzfFxnYSeHazrzn9lvEK14L3xjBF38TBqtHm2Ll-TvTnSlwZ_WymxHq4-4HD8pjMuf6FTCO5Nn51O0qXUEm-Y2zwxvPU_YjRQxp5KrKCpAcaoanjf3ltU18hFH7veYc9wO9NPqQM_/w480-h640/20160927_101533.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Adventure Hike</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9NPXfeCJbZD2aMeaLqjA9wG8Ag0EqGVJ6guw6qxuJR10CRNTSLh3rTFq7hS_iLu0nQAzje2dP0ZJsqGGwf6oDE7w65XltTw8W8Ho7ZvgSN3dMYiEi2jiJ47aAVv97ssT65hh81lw44jbkwL0fD1eRiMYZx1qwj2hjRferolsrHwv8rYKemivFop-/s4032/20160927_102036.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9NPXfeCJbZD2aMeaLqjA9wG8Ag0EqGVJ6guw6qxuJR10CRNTSLh3rTFq7hS_iLu0nQAzje2dP0ZJsqGGwf6oDE7w65XltTw8W8Ho7ZvgSN3dMYiEi2jiJ47aAVv97ssT65hh81lw44jbkwL0fD1eRiMYZx1qwj2hjRferolsrHwv8rYKemivFop-/w640-h480/20160927_102036.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Time to go above and beyond this point</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqnn2S2YkN6SXliOCqI7HsXWdLg-8D7brk3OvKOt5sJ_xMHRZAzOjhFcx53wRjsGS8_nnj-8qMsAD4R5_q9OtCqt_7CbebZVsewCo_hzkFlnDlAdUBv4NaeD5z2TFbN0Jie9ctn1wmASCAs2PiBA_jc-o_L6q5KNMxY_i_vEQqf6zhqDm2HLL-VKG/s4032/20160927_103047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqnn2S2YkN6SXliOCqI7HsXWdLg-8D7brk3OvKOt5sJ_xMHRZAzOjhFcx53wRjsGS8_nnj-8qMsAD4R5_q9OtCqt_7CbebZVsewCo_hzkFlnDlAdUBv4NaeD5z2TFbN0Jie9ctn1wmASCAs2PiBA_jc-o_L6q5KNMxY_i_vEQqf6zhqDm2HLL-VKG/w640-h480/20160927_103047.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">You had to swim/wade through the water to continue</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0wO08vOg4Jxu7Jk8t6_PMijx0WdDWjc4RJh5wpatnycvhAIEa4HlLOm5QBggSacnmQIIzkbN0teQOf2Z6vfwK0CBzH8EWBnp-xUFdqDHPjsR2XZfDCmi8LErNFXVmUeqaCWAgvmK8XwNeeVIi82ORsXAVfSkFXGmIcxPKco0I47yYXwX-2qm9Bsh/s4032/20160927_104302.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0wO08vOg4Jxu7Jk8t6_PMijx0WdDWjc4RJh5wpatnycvhAIEa4HlLOm5QBggSacnmQIIzkbN0teQOf2Z6vfwK0CBzH8EWBnp-xUFdqDHPjsR2XZfDCmi8LErNFXVmUeqaCWAgvmK8XwNeeVIi82ORsXAVfSkFXGmIcxPKco0I47yYXwX-2qm9Bsh/w480-h640/20160927_104302.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And climb ropes to get up </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvBh3lGOoT_KHk_gNhyTkZnF0s2oRtjQEKcWYo0Ptb_X2R8O-QwblndeTpOCi6batxceEysCzugEeFagYvEn4o2M6bWRJgRO478tZPvVY5Ur0SOTh7mfUPIQEovZY-WbExtdOnQG8p2szymA912QCAnENzATVJJlDfTaOX0ct9rh95G1nRQJECgi-/s4032/20160927_105937.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvBh3lGOoT_KHk_gNhyTkZnF0s2oRtjQEKcWYo0Ptb_X2R8O-QwblndeTpOCi6batxceEysCzugEeFagYvEn4o2M6bWRJgRO478tZPvVY5Ur0SOTh7mfUPIQEovZY-WbExtdOnQG8p2szymA912QCAnENzATVJJlDfTaOX0ct9rh95G1nRQJECgi-/w480-h640/20160927_105937.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Slow going on uneven terrain</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH3SGqQY9tzzmL0KY1Z7pmrU8kcrO_ECYnMeJSHUk51Q7IBmtVpo7UYsMZcBx-td7zBYaceLxGDRVxunkl_Am2eaS1B6Q21rsrCtzpWKFYybv5hoXzoUmAX3hfCInU6mZGCLZ1IrM9Z39H4C-Ua9nLfmAT9ll1bydLOhnJR3xHcPdNtJ6hWpvT6bj/s4032/20160927_112412.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH3SGqQY9tzzmL0KY1Z7pmrU8kcrO_ECYnMeJSHUk51Q7IBmtVpo7UYsMZcBx-td7zBYaceLxGDRVxunkl_Am2eaS1B6Q21rsrCtzpWKFYybv5hoXzoUmAX3hfCInU6mZGCLZ1IrM9Z39H4C-Ua9nLfmAT9ll1bydLOhnJR3xHcPdNtJ6hWpvT6bj/w640-h480/20160927_112412.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Swimming up to this waterfall, then climbing the rocks to ascend</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtUqF5-BZZjhJCpqPaEKdEwDmWB7X9xzMqwvNFbIC-q8T9NFWCFSgwcxVihJ134n0vtyyXKElHstyNkqfZGyCQ3Cq_LmTQNMB70hEXDdyrWOZC4bLh5Om4UpfGJpsF2mUJrLlBqt2grke0ufDL4qmfQagpuc1Evr9vDWqkclnHzS5ZWtxiOzGFKDB/s4032/20160927_113151.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtUqF5-BZZjhJCpqPaEKdEwDmWB7X9xzMqwvNFbIC-q8T9NFWCFSgwcxVihJ134n0vtyyXKElHstyNkqfZGyCQ3Cq_LmTQNMB70hEXDdyrWOZC4bLh5Om4UpfGJpsF2mUJrLlBqt2grke0ufDL4qmfQagpuc1Evr9vDWqkclnHzS5ZWtxiOzGFKDB/w480-h640/20160927_113151.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And this is the end!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='640' height='532' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwFZ1GIm1oC37o1O11pssyXHFnXg2_y5IA5Vax9G45acesOS58nWsqsFVqNPsWVylRUhYsWFQ4f0KKPEwXs2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBRvVV-I536H03Ls9TFU9nqkZ9ENAQGVdWXhC2oXCM8LWY4P9CAowvEgurjA9unHBS6Btx1scxKjpg3Ra9TH51_XfxX2sHX436KI-QYCgs62lzixN7oOFEpEQWiFskujbfNk-R3Kl4_T0bmZY9oJOJCbUs2ZWVh0ju_Gjl2tXfxMimy9TuoH-cIYg/s4032/20160927_134311.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBRvVV-I536H03Ls9TFU9nqkZ9ENAQGVdWXhC2oXCM8LWY4P9CAowvEgurjA9unHBS6Btx1scxKjpg3Ra9TH51_XfxX2sHX436KI-QYCgs62lzixN7oOFEpEQWiFskujbfNk-R3Kl4_T0bmZY9oJOJCbUs2ZWVh0ju_Gjl2tXfxMimy9TuoH-cIYg/w480-h640/20160927_134311.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back after the hike!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OarZnjTYZk84JbXSiUuxarKGzUkqu-Vjh0SvL7g0iEZ4wZvNvs-yLeSqtkGqU4z48_tKnRpEtF7nJXOu0V52owrhCO9KBPCjuNLinUHGuI7g6gcJW8GOer00td_dzWbWnj3aryJx6HMwHmb_vZ5ZmoYlFUcSu7oIzhQ85PKOUuNisFoTVDRToNYB/s4032/20160927_142101.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OarZnjTYZk84JbXSiUuxarKGzUkqu-Vjh0SvL7g0iEZ4wZvNvs-yLeSqtkGqU4z48_tKnRpEtF7nJXOu0V52owrhCO9KBPCjuNLinUHGuI7g6gcJW8GOer00td_dzWbWnj3aryJx6HMwHmb_vZ5ZmoYlFUcSu7oIzhQ85PKOUuNisFoTVDRToNYB/w640-h480/20160927_142101.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cool shady place to swim</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6G0_PFMvivsuyPw7POwxMuo-dEdsnWZSiql0mT3_k933l7DI9PgNRMFIn7MdEnHn7LHIGf0eYGwpimXpnCmaewi3dZOB5gnyw8NhVYYF8Y4LhxRora-RZ3fEnJJHIiP8ZiP9uLGjKbAlp29mfVZqVbYw19Xv53EVQtHuIXEjw1qnjcUtdKm3ogtx/s4032/20160927_145954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6G0_PFMvivsuyPw7POwxMuo-dEdsnWZSiql0mT3_k933l7DI9PgNRMFIn7MdEnHn7LHIGf0eYGwpimXpnCmaewi3dZOB5gnyw8NhVYYF8Y4LhxRora-RZ3fEnJJHIiP8ZiP9uLGjKbAlp29mfVZqVbYw19Xv53EVQtHuIXEjw1qnjcUtdKm3ogtx/w640-h480/20160927_145954.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Kaumahina State Wayside Park<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii63IAmxgYYzwtBAPd8VF2vq_XoPdErenfU2WgYPr3On0LU40TJfcEDFHy7JuMgxfNvecxd7zPuXQgJRHneDc1mzre8KmFKKH8itZkaN2a7FVrAMFjJJtw3xOMi07Vk6CWQttbRzpaqHUsr_hSC0oYL0vqCMiJQaPJPcvglK__Y38q_ykXodDXTM1Y/s4032/20160927_150346.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii63IAmxgYYzwtBAPd8VF2vq_XoPdErenfU2WgYPr3On0LU40TJfcEDFHy7JuMgxfNvecxd7zPuXQgJRHneDc1mzre8KmFKKH8itZkaN2a7FVrAMFjJJtw3xOMi07Vk6CWQttbRzpaqHUsr_hSC0oYL0vqCMiJQaPJPcvglK__Y38q_ykXodDXTM1Y/w640-h480/20160927_150346.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Wild Cats - Kaumahina State Wayside Park<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGbncEaR06geSxytubPkFxpkQF4EyZew-JcFreCFUTBY1tavyVNlYgnB4V8kloyKI41qy6M27kkF3xfNi749urmITESgovwxoBYpxEX9iAjNhwrVeyffQWz-4_8R6NdI1SDp7_DcCedF8MHta0ulFADr6QHvRxbzfa6rZo7jvy_DbOOZaVTxSxHic/s4032/20160927_152303.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGbncEaR06geSxytubPkFxpkQF4EyZew-JcFreCFUTBY1tavyVNlYgnB4V8kloyKI41qy6M27kkF3xfNi749urmITESgovwxoBYpxEX9iAjNhwrVeyffQWz-4_8R6NdI1SDp7_DcCedF8MHta0ulFADr6QHvRxbzfa6rZo7jvy_DbOOZaVTxSxHic/w640-h480/20160927_152303.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Wild boar! Kaumahina State Wayside Park</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXZ1dUoT6xC0R0J8-y9zg-_-BgTUo4d4byii_9p7QdVPpQez70BI_ODZSZZ_xMdDBRNAtufL3YIOZud-KgiLWiMDBnkhdGLKBzO4guD1gjo4DOYzFBl619Q51Ga-adNfduYan87YYnT5Omwqf976p-t69o0qKT3IEJLFaH1ljeL_NiDHzfilJUW5C/s4032/20160927_162339.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXZ1dUoT6xC0R0J8-y9zg-_-BgTUo4d4byii_9p7QdVPpQez70BI_ODZSZZ_xMdDBRNAtufL3YIOZud-KgiLWiMDBnkhdGLKBzO4guD1gjo4DOYzFBl619Q51Ga-adNfduYan87YYnT5Omwqf976p-t69o0qKT3IEJLFaH1ljeL_NiDHzfilJUW5C/w640-h480/20160927_162339.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This is a wild Jackson's Chameleon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFETVTCcrBp8rozfRXgSDh2_8Ag8EGVwGKFFNVKhKAHKOQyjnORu2T5fi9QjTCLtl6GEksu0OgRyzUfJXSexJhGXjWIsuzyvIWvAXQkaynAxRE1G94Urhk05qoriQCGi3Aj2G0M9U7jafQRapgSPNTblLMF-pU6GdhYn792TlZYnmsSiZn3E5d07W/s4032/20160927_171723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFETVTCcrBp8rozfRXgSDh2_8Ag8EGVwGKFFNVKhKAHKOQyjnORu2T5fi9QjTCLtl6GEksu0OgRyzUfJXSexJhGXjWIsuzyvIWvAXQkaynAxRE1G94Urhk05qoriQCGi3Aj2G0M9U7jafQRapgSPNTblLMF-pU6GdhYn792TlZYnmsSiZn3E5d07W/w640-h480/20160927_171723.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Waiʻānapanapa State Park<br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY-HkVMhor937OfggReFrglzlbvFxbuhFj7PF7-60LA1bpQ_0lPvtUPRn47iIgTMgE56ULrDQuW6So2KLNUGgcg__TiEUsMOYcEnSQ2sVQcoRDK1iPkppXcQOW2Vh2M7x2yglMKKW8cM3qprMj8j4BzQVW8Dkb0ZNWGrcbBcbWfhKqSzksEekqzQ1/s4032/20160927_173823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY-HkVMhor937OfggReFrglzlbvFxbuhFj7PF7-60LA1bpQ_0lPvtUPRn47iIgTMgE56ULrDQuW6So2KLNUGgcg__TiEUsMOYcEnSQ2sVQcoRDK1iPkppXcQOW2Vh2M7x2yglMKKW8cM3qprMj8j4BzQVW8Dkb0ZNWGrcbBcbWfhKqSzksEekqzQ1/w640-h480/20160927_173823.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Waiʻānapanapa State Park - Lava Cliffs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisaQnvxCmkTJKbJgc9eWCVB-IrVstXfB7XBmjMDbAlXYtv8OcxJ4jwo0milOzsPfSnynt4WN5dvMLqtxijVNXE9OiQe9FiPZ6diEq1hJ4jJG-lc3_m1J7l-ndUWL6OAheruzpeKPUiJOwFq_khBIvSba26DwHhdCrghQtS_0R_GB2BVb7Yo4c_0L-/s4032/20160927_182047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisaQnvxCmkTJKbJgc9eWCVB-IrVstXfB7XBmjMDbAlXYtv8OcxJ4jwo0milOzsPfSnynt4WN5dvMLqtxijVNXE9OiQe9FiPZ6diEq1hJ4jJG-lc3_m1J7l-ndUWL6OAheruzpeKPUiJOwFq_khBIvSba26DwHhdCrghQtS_0R_GB2BVb7Yo4c_0L-/w640-h480/20160927_182047.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I thought the Hana Ranch was an amazing venue</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC4xrEWXwbHcS-mr268MjgRo1IGc9OYtX222Ufr1_E4IByR2XPodih3bfZ8JuonqNz49Lh9G5RSbbqTmlVomfo9Eac3DMsxE9AQPJzUN_UM4M4qEW4-7OZJn64hHM87FIlVsy13lAwNHttErybmrh9RUzlF5zP2vMMejOczQtsAEJeAVXAbRZXQlx/s4032/20160927_182607.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghC4xrEWXwbHcS-mr268MjgRo1IGc9OYtX222Ufr1_E4IByR2XPodih3bfZ8JuonqNz49Lh9G5RSbbqTmlVomfo9Eac3DMsxE9AQPJzUN_UM4M4qEW4-7OZJn64hHM87FIlVsy13lAwNHttErybmrh9RUzlF5zP2vMMejOczQtsAEJeAVXAbRZXQlx/w640-h480/20160927_182607.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cozy and casual </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgp5qBivH-GqV4wQ0K-Vi_6bQjB8IVsaXOePFAM74c38T286_ePk5n0lt4ilkfoZQyFYiSI_maIsinT0w1TNQQESchH2cmHyLnO1xFmZF5bmFm0BtLDoFRQPnmJGgb3pHtxzs8V_hfg1ysR1qh4kQB-gWeUj7X90T4ADaYBx8vAjl4UCamNnNNwxuF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgp5qBivH-GqV4wQ0K-Vi_6bQjB8IVsaXOePFAM74c38T286_ePk5n0lt4ilkfoZQyFYiSI_maIsinT0w1TNQQESchH2cmHyLnO1xFmZF5bmFm0BtLDoFRQPnmJGgb3pHtxzs8V_hfg1ysR1qh4kQB-gWeUj7X90T4ADaYBx8vAjl4UCamNnNNwxuF=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Food</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Day 5- Hana Part 2, Black Sand Beach, Red Sand Beach, Waimoku Falls</h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1LJChdYcdsikPw5kMcmu7ko0vg-EuOaDEKQCDXluL56Byx2vjhvSWuMglBqpWdxnc-cz_p0PVRX6F0TLYWXTDb2vahncbKi-reoxQB5vKEdPJlXIB4W03_Fd0VnCRwaesm5Sbc5XN9xiorT8UDYvkf-_2JudvhDm2XmfKpdrfvCPwk9ndNsdDVEI/s4032/20160928_055157.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1LJChdYcdsikPw5kMcmu7ko0vg-EuOaDEKQCDXluL56Byx2vjhvSWuMglBqpWdxnc-cz_p0PVRX6F0TLYWXTDb2vahncbKi-reoxQB5vKEdPJlXIB4W03_Fd0VnCRwaesm5Sbc5XN9xiorT8UDYvkf-_2JudvhDm2XmfKpdrfvCPwk9ndNsdDVEI/w640-h480/20160928_055157.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sunrise, Hana</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhE5Hzm1PxLQ0oWC6LZxeLBse418omkvYnuFZVbgzS0kB2lGRlS6EnVgiYGYYUIWnM_tgjQX5-4n83f8stJldwd9G4i4o-LodE5YIkP8a6d9TE9PSxZ3gD-LOa51TkmQY9o4mklR5zo3QnfNvpPYbu_bYP3AtWPFpQDxjNqht3c2RDfkgihNmsycT/s4032/20160928_060400_001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhE5Hzm1PxLQ0oWC6LZxeLBse418omkvYnuFZVbgzS0kB2lGRlS6EnVgiYGYYUIWnM_tgjQX5-4n83f8stJldwd9G4i4o-LodE5YIkP8a6d9TE9PSxZ3gD-LOa51TkmQY9o4mklR5zo3QnfNvpPYbu_bYP3AtWPFpQDxjNqht3c2RDfkgihNmsycT/w640-h480/20160928_060400_001.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Waiʻānapanapa State Park lava cliffs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPA-SolE5S6bf3snTAbNaYUh2Y4SBKScSwWlS0Fo4ULS4uPoJ4uemAtes-TKgMv5a--OexXzP-U_e5kv1zfxa4wdr95lZa2e6PO8ICNWsP3jSIwq5PD91IzjuYuCoAr4UUXOrr7OQpYDcqSfwDKMMI7VmaKlqzsz3v5QVNdx1TOpEcUsspveY4CCO/s4032/20160928_073910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPA-SolE5S6bf3snTAbNaYUh2Y4SBKScSwWlS0Fo4ULS4uPoJ4uemAtes-TKgMv5a--OexXzP-U_e5kv1zfxa4wdr95lZa2e6PO8ICNWsP3jSIwq5PD91IzjuYuCoAr4UUXOrr7OQpYDcqSfwDKMMI7VmaKlqzsz3v5QVNdx1TOpEcUsspveY4CCO/w640-h480/20160928_073910.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">State Park Cabin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNXMxv5hpKTOfroiR7fakoUw4owL9E7iYRxUAE7Yzmpnm0cbw-9XN3CA41UwB9-skBYdf8FMNEAvQxW1uY32pzafjh5tNPm6qB-VgaI4xM8eByOi-NjGJ-013W4ObHO3iZXjyWjynD6XGFiqYP8VQEGdtC1evqtpo8dxMEDd9D0ufmi2nVHgIpjjE/s4032/20160928_075223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNXMxv5hpKTOfroiR7fakoUw4owL9E7iYRxUAE7Yzmpnm0cbw-9XN3CA41UwB9-skBYdf8FMNEAvQxW1uY32pzafjh5tNPm6qB-VgaI4xM8eByOi-NjGJ-013W4ObHO3iZXjyWjynD6XGFiqYP8VQEGdtC1evqtpo8dxMEDd9D0ufmi2nVHgIpjjE/w640-h480/20160928_075223.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Black Sand Beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauDsjcrL_Q_j_OsQr5bZEaL2JjPxeGRSNj9HdClXzRdHHVK4ECGcDvnWEJfWusCyoFDXvozXi1mb6hAUmvwvhJwi0eWkMC2mxadBvHOJa89A5rS6d8geYxvmR2adBvsSlCPdEiioQY8bUPNSNXhl7Zo0S8LQbItwfCOwvp9U84N0Qlzi06xhbuAYH/s4032/20160928_075538.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauDsjcrL_Q_j_OsQr5bZEaL2JjPxeGRSNj9HdClXzRdHHVK4ECGcDvnWEJfWusCyoFDXvozXi1mb6hAUmvwvhJwi0eWkMC2mxadBvHOJa89A5rS6d8geYxvmR2adBvsSlCPdEiioQY8bUPNSNXhl7Zo0S8LQbItwfCOwvp9U84N0Qlzi06xhbuAYH/w640-h480/20160928_075538.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Black Sand Beach!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitWZMKyjHJhjWCgSFaZ3siE_4PQFVpYF1FM7E031EI-OEAFU6peraWTIZXb8sagCaysBTKVw8xzCz0ZI-Ckmopzczk6h_q_fixAsv7blr-DtfdJA2GorJrYJY2-eK3FgW8mXvQgiJk-DjjOPfpRLE18u45r1Wj_Vp-bYVuGAfdY3sZgSIuNQk2vlau" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitWZMKyjHJhjWCgSFaZ3siE_4PQFVpYF1FM7E031EI-OEAFU6peraWTIZXb8sagCaysBTKVw8xzCz0ZI-Ckmopzczk6h_q_fixAsv7blr-DtfdJA2GorJrYJY2-eK3FgW8mXvQgiJk-DjjOPfpRLE18u45r1Wj_Vp-bYVuGAfdY3sZgSIuNQk2vlau=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Gorgeous Sand!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC1DbQkhcyTLfks9AiH2MKxTu5kTB_1PqQurmYH-ebC1MnapyYxyNM_gVz7TFfVfiaK3Gia64t93bPTBZ6tYGFXJnazv-vywEHoMkKbQeJwJMnV7bn-keSlOgga2jQ9-JsYNHoZgATkElBEdyxPdnHTr4TyFiEjZGzqt0zPZID6sGmUB8QkF9IVkq/s4032/20160928_080429.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC1DbQkhcyTLfks9AiH2MKxTu5kTB_1PqQurmYH-ebC1MnapyYxyNM_gVz7TFfVfiaK3Gia64t93bPTBZ6tYGFXJnazv-vywEHoMkKbQeJwJMnV7bn-keSlOgga2jQ9-JsYNHoZgATkElBEdyxPdnHTr4TyFiEjZGzqt0zPZID6sGmUB8QkF9IVkq/w640-h480/20160928_080429.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">From inside a lava tube</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVB09-GD6HZoMm84CJpJVUlJKkGu9yJbxRBcWAzGSh6yjY2p3Dx215wz-tW0ce_2CGru-6pLp6EX-myTBAmYYnvjWRWQbhWqecNzBcLWC-3CW_4UHWbI727TQ4t1QOgnPDnNe_Cf418ObQhxZ8LTLkacitgfY7ekCjYXddnm91_wjMa6_YCivQ0R_1/s4032/20160928_080705.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVB09-GD6HZoMm84CJpJVUlJKkGu9yJbxRBcWAzGSh6yjY2p3Dx215wz-tW0ce_2CGru-6pLp6EX-myTBAmYYnvjWRWQbhWqecNzBcLWC-3CW_4UHWbI727TQ4t1QOgnPDnNe_Cf418ObQhxZ8LTLkacitgfY7ekCjYXddnm91_wjMa6_YCivQ0R_1/w640-h480/20160928_080705.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Gorgeous area</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Red Sand Beach <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/8nBuTCFpZYHpiEjJ8">Google Maps Link</a></span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL4HNxJxMXkytG4h-_4qLFq8sfWTZC6j9zzKNw8lTbkFdU-Xu89GSfEnV_c3UDvdRXZTKVy2fKGsr9p0Zyin-Mz6erCPINF-Rw_qVEJgBqXFWzUTHVV48B52362X_qO3OtboEtOvid6d1o_QoMWbjAU2fEsczbqJXBcFEREpaWPKgeyaCOmh6iBLE/s2592/20160928_084126.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL4HNxJxMXkytG4h-_4qLFq8sfWTZC6j9zzKNw8lTbkFdU-Xu89GSfEnV_c3UDvdRXZTKVy2fKGsr9p0Zyin-Mz6erCPINF-Rw_qVEJgBqXFWzUTHVV48B52362X_qO3OtboEtOvid6d1o_QoMWbjAU2fEsczbqJXBcFEREpaWPKgeyaCOmh6iBLE/w480-h640/20160928_084126.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">On our way to the red-sand beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTdUJ2uHI3VdA1ZrfX-sPIxjUyIETZUFt_yHODsZUX31RDMrd31-FP0rxfOBlq-BX9987Yor19242gtXG_mHjl9hZQTE27jVihSR1Yo5TaxHw7YZQxMtlaUJVJ6Z0TxWXha45evJi7P0QOQxlHciRIW0s2PMCY6KZLzIl7VWBx9Sv9akYY7P15aWzs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTdUJ2uHI3VdA1ZrfX-sPIxjUyIETZUFt_yHODsZUX31RDMrd31-FP0rxfOBlq-BX9987Yor19242gtXG_mHjl9hZQTE27jVihSR1Yo5TaxHw7YZQxMtlaUJVJ6Z0TxWXha45evJi7P0QOQxlHciRIW0s2PMCY6KZLzIl7VWBx9Sv9akYY7P15aWzs" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hiking the trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHCrtf_39sHtg00KMMR8p7-gLA0v37Hu4OAIj2n6xE-MdnWUMV0wqXH1H2RxwQ1UJxRpP13Nxv0Jtl2dyVZ9v5verXR9GRGQowdB8aUMEZ1p2jrcfpm_wwn9omjA394csGSmYOFa9dqowI_V0jJrh8qlmoxt9wcC80xsHL0UFc1t4k_OjbMGZMrAn/s4032/20160928_084833.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHCrtf_39sHtg00KMMR8p7-gLA0v37Hu4OAIj2n6xE-MdnWUMV0wqXH1H2RxwQ1UJxRpP13Nxv0Jtl2dyVZ9v5verXR9GRGQowdB8aUMEZ1p2jrcfpm_wwn9omjA394csGSmYOFa9dqowI_V0jJrh8qlmoxt9wcC80xsHL0UFc1t4k_OjbMGZMrAn/w640-h480/20160928_084833.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Stunning!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49yXau4XayBdmVex6Ur4rlXFOlrHTUoqGv6lMRqSeXQxG6B2n0FJUPjd3AAaXG-x_BUzNml92n5UhLydTA1WjS1BhxLYgbUTIzLD8Jdcp5vIKAvMP3mBiV-tt0y0EUjoNAQF9lLEfgyHTGsTHy_hY6qM0xUPRe2PyLEeYTDQAc1Kb8BVIMoqgXH_B/s4032/20160928_085812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49yXau4XayBdmVex6Ur4rlXFOlrHTUoqGv6lMRqSeXQxG6B2n0FJUPjd3AAaXG-x_BUzNml92n5UhLydTA1WjS1BhxLYgbUTIzLD8Jdcp5vIKAvMP3mBiV-tt0y0EUjoNAQF9lLEfgyHTGsTHy_hY6qM0xUPRe2PyLEeYTDQAc1Kb8BVIMoqgXH_B/w640-h480/20160928_085812.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYu-PZh6HUQVjLtyhufk-SoCbZnXIZs614efCHtC828GO6LNvOA4bVeVEflxAs8fKv9GoYlM53qJ2_j4bDdkNN892hyl3_bqoEpQR53Nbm3qzBOHwQubQDWfE_KMCXZ-vhXry5WdzLi5zudAq-PVbe5Dxw-f6wpvkARhey0bcUveYsA9LoOzQ9m9L8/s4032/20160928_090911.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYu-PZh6HUQVjLtyhufk-SoCbZnXIZs614efCHtC828GO6LNvOA4bVeVEflxAs8fKv9GoYlM53qJ2_j4bDdkNN892hyl3_bqoEpQR53Nbm3qzBOHwQubQDWfE_KMCXZ-vhXry5WdzLi5zudAq-PVbe5Dxw-f6wpvkARhey0bcUveYsA9LoOzQ9m9L8/w640-h480/20160928_090911.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I photoshopped the nude woman out of this picture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5C3s89XrcIvQttgxZ0JWH65jKOEuXNBnUz-ZwU8IeUrbisOHd3unBRvSjcXBE7u51UHxb3LISpUbd1iRRDD3V9lrjVvkx78qBQGNf5F_wOt7JWYbjbf3mnpZMOSPCxhJuvgkdwg1C6jDY49-METo88WiCtN2v6BXSRMg4M2ZnN2e1CpRj2cfk_Vvt/s4032/20160928_090914.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5C3s89XrcIvQttgxZ0JWH65jKOEuXNBnUz-ZwU8IeUrbisOHd3unBRvSjcXBE7u51UHxb3LISpUbd1iRRDD3V9lrjVvkx78qBQGNf5F_wOt7JWYbjbf3mnpZMOSPCxhJuvgkdwg1C6jDY49-METo88WiCtN2v6BXSRMg4M2ZnN2e1CpRj2cfk_Vvt/w640-h480/20160928_090914.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The sharp rocks break the surf providing a calm and spectacular swimming area</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">More Road to Hana</span></h3><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nXGNPrIU8rNHx5F7oduM75IT9FmaL3yaQ_WjnNZ2daaGc-FHy4o31wZ2xbwfEnJA3IoV5Vf9XzTb3Ztp56wDVsYoA7QkXQCXvAirFGvIxNBCCKhHw6r45hPkopYeWRI9I2b3OCXHjdUJXOTZZ4NwauH74LqsEtmPz_EDKzuniFGCO3u36bRbEZ47/s6000/Maui%20(68%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nXGNPrIU8rNHx5F7oduM75IT9FmaL3yaQ_WjnNZ2daaGc-FHy4o31wZ2xbwfEnJA3IoV5Vf9XzTb3Ztp56wDVsYoA7QkXQCXvAirFGvIxNBCCKhHw6r45hPkopYeWRI9I2b3OCXHjdUJXOTZZ4NwauH74LqsEtmPz_EDKzuniFGCO3u36bRbEZ47/w640-h426/Maui%20(68%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">These flowers grew on the tops of trees</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xqKiRuwCrcUAW6FTCUJQP4YqSJJ9XJM2QrHfrSIFGuBE7J704jViKHxfeEYRYAAmQF8aNNStsCnbfE4Ki9YMCUw-y3NOD4ul8MTaCt-DKcrq7PLDcyArD2GNw_k90ZUy9HiDWnXza3GB_q_CJt5q8is0WRJkpVi96mUyTgtTEH9zhE3qPoyY4qw0/s6000/Maui%20(73%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xqKiRuwCrcUAW6FTCUJQP4YqSJJ9XJM2QrHfrSIFGuBE7J704jViKHxfeEYRYAAmQF8aNNStsCnbfE4Ki9YMCUw-y3NOD4ul8MTaCt-DKcrq7PLDcyArD2GNw_k90ZUy9HiDWnXza3GB_q_CJt5q8is0WRJkpVi96mUyTgtTEH9zhE3qPoyY4qw0/w426-h640/Maui%20(73%20of%2094).jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Roadside waterfall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Fg52-9VdmMfTHWudKAOZaryAlFRBsIx25uZR4bWVmVsz87mJjufGFY75i-XRkxphJPtK6jCbv7McNE8VVYr2pGI-r3fZozfa3eBChsQW1M1kWtnQbgdyWMYLYdw5Nddh13DundBL5kG8yvfHmnvHXOF6EGrqScpeDgwP3urJfH1t30b5uYwcEaAg/s4618/Maui%20(74%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3165" data-original-width="4618" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Fg52-9VdmMfTHWudKAOZaryAlFRBsIx25uZR4bWVmVsz87mJjufGFY75i-XRkxphJPtK6jCbv7McNE8VVYr2pGI-r3fZozfa3eBChsQW1M1kWtnQbgdyWMYLYdw5Nddh13DundBL5kG8yvfHmnvHXOF6EGrqScpeDgwP3urJfH1t30b5uYwcEaAg/w640-h438/Maui%20(74%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jAQ0YeaSGalR8Y4M5Dur7f1-iu1Dy-UD1N4QPguF9tBKtVzq0WfY-o5p8wCS64v_yEnIMN_F5ZUGAE3jklg_6DUNmfFogFCfGL_9PRWlE13TnN-3sox84gl1w0_NmLPC6EFbNAjHQuvhMf7gVtJlrQnDn2vs-wyCPBo45PrTd3lvivmathfoEHgZ/s6000/Maui%20(75%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jAQ0YeaSGalR8Y4M5Dur7f1-iu1Dy-UD1N4QPguF9tBKtVzq0WfY-o5p8wCS64v_yEnIMN_F5ZUGAE3jklg_6DUNmfFogFCfGL_9PRWlE13TnN-3sox84gl1w0_NmLPC6EFbNAjHQuvhMf7gVtJlrQnDn2vs-wyCPBo45PrTd3lvivmathfoEHgZ/w426-h640/Maui%20(75%20of%2094).jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Another roadside waterfall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;">Pīpīwai Trail <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Mux8uUwavxgywDie6">Google Maps Link</a></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Mux8uUwavxgywDie6"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Sqk-nkxN_KpV9siG_P1edoCdhmgKyC0tIjKLy6J-Ziw3iCOaPTUNRLuRfW9ZSKXcmpTKj15WNQGBMXSEh4LT4rmgy4MmwaaF9gUX0IvLDhoCegUBbmcN0QJJM3tP0WWbgFWQv0dVOcUlWm8pbOsZyMVSixdHORk1dDSKJWDXfgVtxC3JnjKbty7K/w640-h426/Maui%20(76%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Old, abandoned hut off the trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4a3lzHCjmFWhtrAM0D0XRO6eAZImnCZo9BYS3gTybhOHaY4FUFc6QppzLjEkzzzn927g8VL6GHkRuYB8BlibYNC42gUkT_qlEq55S-MI09CTYQ1wj5huCCsyTGM6VMAInWdMXIJW6MiYWE80p7nFSGwTIlaSZ7aSlXvJXrP3RD97a4D68hJUCKfDe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4a3lzHCjmFWhtrAM0D0XRO6eAZImnCZo9BYS3gTybhOHaY4FUFc6QppzLjEkzzzn927g8VL6GHkRuYB8BlibYNC42gUkT_qlEq55S-MI09CTYQ1wj5huCCsyTGM6VMAInWdMXIJW6MiYWE80p7nFSGwTIlaSZ7aSlXvJXrP3RD97a4D68hJUCKfDe=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Makahiku Falls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwiq9poPu8EegI42DB6JBdSI4GrUgmTqqrlX-Qr1_PaPe1A5WeANa-BfMmmZI04nB0YvsXIMZgCSXJ9XessqDfladUZyJqtXt7DYAB4l2y_Nfc8TBSb2ORE2tLUSBHXo6xss0TspKnPM0Ft3IRFojG7wwa4ZPDOrylKOXHupbq4VoNqS94rV1KjCB/s4032/20160928_113705.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwiq9poPu8EegI42DB6JBdSI4GrUgmTqqrlX-Qr1_PaPe1A5WeANa-BfMmmZI04nB0YvsXIMZgCSXJ9XessqDfladUZyJqtXt7DYAB4l2y_Nfc8TBSb2ORE2tLUSBHXo6xss0TspKnPM0Ft3IRFojG7wwa4ZPDOrylKOXHupbq4VoNqS94rV1KjCB/w480-h640/20160928_113705.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Nice Bridge on the Pīpīwai Trail</span></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAzta8ayLUXbhezYwpvLl9Xz4pX9qqoOy2qu37y05KUc3Tydq7pSBqQ0PVlds8NuA_LLuGLSq04YJnCYduedKhlj3tJZTqcVS-12nQTiORoS0ghnGZh9pZa-jKGtreNOEVppNhRfkyUIdwUwtR4GArlUFQ_S7KX_6tzHAUILoGrDVw1hmeajnATu9/s6000/Maui%20(82%20of%2094).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAzta8ayLUXbhezYwpvLl9Xz4pX9qqoOy2qu37y05KUc3Tydq7pSBqQ0PVlds8NuA_LLuGLSq04YJnCYduedKhlj3tJZTqcVS-12nQTiORoS0ghnGZh9pZa-jKGtreNOEVppNhRfkyUIdwUwtR4GArlUFQ_S7KX_6tzHAUILoGrDVw1hmeajnATu9/w640-h426/Maui%20(82%20of%2094).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Banyan tree on the trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou1uqMzLs8-h_gTiT3w8v2eHNIvyQKoL27wUzFoUSLCizCC2t0Tn2o-uop0GeYssXKh8ud6xrGc3Mu1B7zYgzjWPOmPA_V4cS9LCURzn0ts-sCc_EEghn9gNyh42-8JXZXDYgTCycW4dfKDlK7PwTM48MJQkk_kDJ08TeUc8ZNA8SB4n9KE3Afjd1/s4032/20160928_114719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou1uqMzLs8-h_gTiT3w8v2eHNIvyQKoL27wUzFoUSLCizCC2t0Tn2o-uop0GeYssXKh8ud6xrGc3Mu1B7zYgzjWPOmPA_V4cS9LCURzn0ts-sCc_EEghn9gNyh42-8JXZXDYgTCycW4dfKDlK7PwTM48MJQkk_kDJ08TeUc8ZNA8SB4n9KE3Afjd1/w640-h480/20160928_114719.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Beautiful, serene, and peaceful stroll through a Bamboo forest</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7dxuOpuFKtzfoOhWEGQr-0BITiyFLRz4YCVBBC5QC1wJ17h4Hmo6rkY8wcOzRpSwQcGTkgLkxUZ4ZY7PkmqxziKLaQKiCXLQDT7_kG_uESAur7X492qWcRBbIbyKCb0-pPQL0NkQ_CCTOoDRi2hx8brtBusvEc2DkZINX0lGu5LUx-c7nwRHBz4u/s4032/20160928_120353.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7dxuOpuFKtzfoOhWEGQr-0BITiyFLRz4YCVBBC5QC1wJ17h4Hmo6rkY8wcOzRpSwQcGTkgLkxUZ4ZY7PkmqxziKLaQKiCXLQDT7_kG_uESAur7X492qWcRBbIbyKCb0-pPQL0NkQ_CCTOoDRi2hx8brtBusvEc2DkZINX0lGu5LUx-c7nwRHBz4u/w640-h480/20160928_120353.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This area was closed due to some recent erosion, but I went anyway (carefully)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhquIQiPLw3pl_EcB8owQVFZ0GUiC30cCP-NQXI5BBAejpynysi7Bawy6oJHV25B2OD6YtCLNPFWG1y0QDFGahKWnj00pbBvB92_xMw-aNI2bTJdZyfqa__ud4Lm9sYksGpsrx-dC4ZEQV_kqeYVYu2u_Q6Pq9Elcoxp4vKqPDxX_AD0Zxm5XiS1GBZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhquIQiPLw3pl_EcB8owQVFZ0GUiC30cCP-NQXI5BBAejpynysi7Bawy6oJHV25B2OD6YtCLNPFWG1y0QDFGahKWnj00pbBvB92_xMw-aNI2bTJdZyfqa__ud4Lm9sYksGpsrx-dC4ZEQV_kqeYVYu2u_Q6Pq9Elcoxp4vKqPDxX_AD0Zxm5XiS1GBZ" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Waimoku Falls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NR4OZUUrcce3w5gxtlRiCJDS32WRchSbnxwIpytcpIc8pi71UbCK9WigFAXHR1h62GbzVVn8DleKTNUV4s0KgO3SCaXRQ6s3gOTFTegWAK2oW6mWjy68UlVceGqowPdZeWMBZfifSXQpzaQSfw60RxeqNI1cW3exOa-uQIeRDSlOH_H19dHdULpZ/s4032/20160928_120455.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NR4OZUUrcce3w5gxtlRiCJDS32WRchSbnxwIpytcpIc8pi71UbCK9WigFAXHR1h62GbzVVn8DleKTNUV4s0KgO3SCaXRQ6s3gOTFTegWAK2oW6mWjy68UlVceGqowPdZeWMBZfifSXQpzaQSfw60RxeqNI1cW3exOa-uQIeRDSlOH_H19dHdULpZ/w480-h640/20160928_120455.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Waimoku Falls informational sign</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Drive around the bottom of Maui</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tBhU91lOplge2-HtAb5EQmxgKE7rTBxSHL-fBKogyNEIyPtHN1P8HDhSr3YF6ZKnYfydYrgXJpJ02Kt64cGj-EaGLMIqqqsCmDVMeK072T6P2_iDlNMa4bpnuBlO08kfIGDPFsxhBTJ8BaWUAQTVHqMzEcpauLzt12BB6Lz5vUbl0-1dCPgMYKUD/s4032/20160928_130547.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tBhU91lOplge2-HtAb5EQmxgKE7rTBxSHL-fBKogyNEIyPtHN1P8HDhSr3YF6ZKnYfydYrgXJpJ02Kt64cGj-EaGLMIqqqsCmDVMeK072T6P2_iDlNMa4bpnuBlO08kfIGDPFsxhBTJ8BaWUAQTVHqMzEcpauLzt12BB6Lz5vUbl0-1dCPgMYKUD/w480-h640/20160928_130547.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Driving around the southern tip of the Island, the road is SKETCHY</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Huialoha Church (1859) <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/K7J14RJmuq7qem9d8">Google Maps Link</a></span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5s9hWYVohlXaf6TCuUTQf57xoR1tXOvFGL5Vj2Y9_QkWP128bulZR4WTzPAb9fGPueAOl3Bd0aHKC30eNhhfrrhlok_8rTyCGKzGuy71orqCoFtd4VB0YPnfx9d6V_sSGhUCjYe9gexgQSNqVtDJdqHcJTz-BO8DnTZeoblO1bu455k9B4oAcW2Q/s4032/20160928_133313.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5s9hWYVohlXaf6TCuUTQf57xoR1tXOvFGL5Vj2Y9_QkWP128bulZR4WTzPAb9fGPueAOl3Bd0aHKC30eNhhfrrhlok_8rTyCGKzGuy71orqCoFtd4VB0YPnfx9d6V_sSGhUCjYe9gexgQSNqVtDJdqHcJTz-BO8DnTZeoblO1bu455k9B4oAcW2Q/w640-h480/20160928_133313.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Beautiful south Maui</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXclUdoau6wu6cN1-6TFgvoLnbNlDoT-GlEByAoP3-4RWjPOvZqtMrqolGeNtqg3lRIa9EQsIsXb8Z6GHuE5kzj0mUisG9RAoshO7DAUPUYLhzkI0OO_n_RLQu6xR0Uqcd72-SBPvrGLU_RG59CVePsFNmIH6RSZFJWn8iVux0rsu38jcKFH4tP6a1/s4032/20160928_133321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXclUdoau6wu6cN1-6TFgvoLnbNlDoT-GlEByAoP3-4RWjPOvZqtMrqolGeNtqg3lRIa9EQsIsXb8Z6GHuE5kzj0mUisG9RAoshO7DAUPUYLhzkI0OO_n_RLQu6xR0Uqcd72-SBPvrGLU_RG59CVePsFNmIH6RSZFJWn8iVux0rsu38jcKFH4tP6a1/w640-h480/20160928_133321.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Slopes of Haleakala from the South</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDPLAuF_moDQJFmppx8XjkTjbvSQVFu5PdR18Z1L-1quIz7Lv_Y5PrV6uGX955ZRRP72RbZ936k6UQjIrlKMDT0e0RZbCkK7Yn9uiONjMxcBEcIFyYhqfp7XRnj9kKYxN2k6wm3E2fdm82qBEAQKwpbIUTKeYIAFK4RnPEuZ75NprmTxsvykD62ld/s4032/20160928_133424.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDPLAuF_moDQJFmppx8XjkTjbvSQVFu5PdR18Z1L-1quIz7Lv_Y5PrV6uGX955ZRRP72RbZ936k6UQjIrlKMDT0e0RZbCkK7Yn9uiONjMxcBEcIFyYhqfp7XRnj9kKYxN2k6wm3E2fdm82qBEAQKwpbIUTKeYIAFK4RnPEuZ75NprmTxsvykD62ld/w640-h480/20160928_133424.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Beauty is everywhere</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnnC0ptg0q903GzYJfsdN0hFx9iWas_shO39in64C309vuz0XdqHloKvlyOBjr-R1mPANaq2IsRolqyGl0OG70SA1xmkW2izVHigHJGWeKeT8U2AqhlTuZwNZOCCeHPGi6Eg4kf8wk9FNZYya6lgFemRAVgQX36r5Y9fYYA5aRgqlTEoi9v6tynbq/s4032/20160928_133615.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnnC0ptg0q903GzYJfsdN0hFx9iWas_shO39in64C309vuz0XdqHloKvlyOBjr-R1mPANaq2IsRolqyGl0OG70SA1xmkW2izVHigHJGWeKeT8U2AqhlTuZwNZOCCeHPGi6Eg4kf8wk9FNZYya6lgFemRAVgQX36r5Y9fYYA5aRgqlTEoi9v6tynbq/w640-h480/20160928_133615.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Huialoha Church (1859)<br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQg3_3AlKzEE_9bLeIsoRuV8P5UC5RC8Mihc_r_d4uMFZoxKtN9fFIjsltPf0Dtdup18cJ56J-ee5X8kJ_gRt4d7Yb8Kes6sMtVa4ZQw_1XVdUB7tY90vM8A7osCEdlUe5yaqvXHxDLNxMz8hZ3zXD1Y16lJy0uxXEaCsOw1PJ_8-4-IlcsotHzzl/s4032/20160928_134352.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQg3_3AlKzEE_9bLeIsoRuV8P5UC5RC8Mihc_r_d4uMFZoxKtN9fFIjsltPf0Dtdup18cJ56J-ee5X8kJ_gRt4d7Yb8Kes6sMtVa4ZQw_1XVdUB7tY90vM8A7osCEdlUe5yaqvXHxDLNxMz8hZ3zXD1Y16lJy0uxXEaCsOw1PJ_8-4-IlcsotHzzl/w480-h640/20160928_134352.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The surf made a clacking noise with all these polished stones. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Drive around the southern end of Maui</span></h3><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2NKc_8y38DaBkyYPxVcP9YLzb8M4BNaQCPND5c8pQ2E8ftoMtrhLvbq7f0yKp92gHT_KErS_dhTl4wCKKg8jJdWQGzzK_P-TB3CRwBwNj8VYE6yLxvvsL_P0bBtzl7o8wfEZvNi2nJdiCP9f8t9FyxLkd9jMQV7j8Na5a_cYRDgllmsfpZt8lsIp/s4032/20160928_141010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2NKc_8y38DaBkyYPxVcP9YLzb8M4BNaQCPND5c8pQ2E8ftoMtrhLvbq7f0yKp92gHT_KErS_dhTl4wCKKg8jJdWQGzzK_P-TB3CRwBwNj8VYE6yLxvvsL_P0bBtzl7o8wfEZvNi2nJdiCP9f8t9FyxLkd9jMQV7j8Na5a_cYRDgllmsfpZt8lsIp/w640-h480/20160928_141010.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Southern Slopes of Haleakala</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEyhNhdyBGFnk9Bx5YhVoaejcRD5gkaG8GIxZm2y-zxf6myHTFa5MJazJ9s85QLEkqPphuGjT6fVYP7yG-7N07DlObLUdhJaSv9A8s68RMi3P7S7YPJerL2yt5xiXUxDHym-7n7y61Y7ohaYRO25BLWlqLsSLPN-hqBL8JLRhEoNfW0doRTg5BTar/s4032/20160928_141121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEyhNhdyBGFnk9Bx5YhVoaejcRD5gkaG8GIxZm2y-zxf6myHTFa5MJazJ9s85QLEkqPphuGjT6fVYP7yG-7N07DlObLUdhJaSv9A8s68RMi3P7S7YPJerL2yt5xiXUxDHym-7n7y61Y7ohaYRO25BLWlqLsSLPN-hqBL8JLRhEoNfW0doRTg5BTar/w640-h480/20160928_141121.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Looks like the Serengeti</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4RsQ_Upd9UzfnOQyVOe9PaN5VgSNhdg_W28Trt0gsW2RQnvGYh2yJ5w1IazXlV1-bxAXSs-rqxYyFCkafGbj9GpPgrJDN_wp5Agj4-HS3bqOeh2wOxKjSmiYNO-RcftVCQqQrmCXSF4tdM4NaOqd5OAlvzlI1SfdWCYfdukYqN7E6uwznIeHCkaw/s4032/20160928_145404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4RsQ_Upd9UzfnOQyVOe9PaN5VgSNhdg_W28Trt0gsW2RQnvGYh2yJ5w1IazXlV1-bxAXSs-rqxYyFCkafGbj9GpPgrJDN_wp5Agj4-HS3bqOeh2wOxKjSmiYNO-RcftVCQqQrmCXSF4tdM4NaOqd5OAlvzlI1SfdWCYfdukYqN7E6uwznIeHCkaw/w640-h480/20160928_145404.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cinder cone<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQLn3g9osdH4OoKSWlMAiZfrQZTnsO-hQM00lM9q_3ddeM5T38Qmvc0YJXL3GPNvH3_nsv2EbFC8x9loKMlwo2gO5YcOVQZ4FxAUhbFoIoEJEX5Vdc8RWRrorbXflx6XVC_tD7yDobSU_UDCClkSxmlmX-Gno3Lr89B4liLaxfv1ZJZd4-JhHYiTP9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQLn3g9osdH4OoKSWlMAiZfrQZTnsO-hQM00lM9q_3ddeM5T38Qmvc0YJXL3GPNvH3_nsv2EbFC8x9loKMlwo2gO5YcOVQZ4FxAUhbFoIoEJEX5Vdc8RWRrorbXflx6XVC_tD7yDobSU_UDCClkSxmlmX-Gno3Lr89B4liLaxfv1ZJZd4-JhHYiTP9=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cafe O'Lei Kihei</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6z1UYNlyxTxNfeJtQkstMQtEtdgbaYDEdW17BDI7NmMEa2Qhxwc6wq6F-qmK48B_8ks457H61u_dJbKXbto8mNpPMFXkm5Dkfg9HXlvOhkUFVBobbMBFhBRoQ_FNaRr5YTFBm9ZhKJkCDazMaDYcA8U3HJv-71lHI_0K0srQRfcWo5osqRZoIY7Eb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6z1UYNlyxTxNfeJtQkstMQtEtdgbaYDEdW17BDI7NmMEa2Qhxwc6wq6F-qmK48B_8ks457H61u_dJbKXbto8mNpPMFXkm5Dkfg9HXlvOhkUFVBobbMBFhBRoQ_FNaRr5YTFBm9ZhKJkCDazMaDYcA8U3HJv-71lHI_0K0srQRfcWo5osqRZoIY7Eb=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cafe O'Lei Kihei<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaqtOOqo-DRhj1xu9Sk1Eq7ecA9fs8Z6FVokmIQkk3zd8ciHh6-sWI9A2wBGjuMiudsY9fXf-pOA9krxggDAeNICddfPDLFSEDg77UWoly2z-AcbGTA9hdIsPawjS4r3TYbwSP_rbXURsuSvw68fpnqHXpbAloydhBzVrELPK9rV1BJTLcDf8xA1gx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaqtOOqo-DRhj1xu9Sk1Eq7ecA9fs8Z6FVokmIQkk3zd8ciHh6-sWI9A2wBGjuMiudsY9fXf-pOA9krxggDAeNICddfPDLFSEDg77UWoly2z-AcbGTA9hdIsPawjS4r3TYbwSP_rbXURsuSvw68fpnqHXpbAloydhBzVrELPK9rV1BJTLcDf8xA1gx=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sunset from the Lanai</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Day 5- Molokini and Kanaio Coast Snorkel Cruise</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYHma8ntZL7vIArVsaNgz1315_QpC6xmon7IfWoDRWimChBCSmciHKSCgnSUyhp8JlIa540S6k6N-nQKozLSLCpUiMu8u1-vLQDU-9D4uTx2ucAJpXn3Jz06j54qv5WbPFtZp-PZLNn7dkFoAA6EjnSbEA-bD-A1u_baA8-VrII2Vc8LsbnMZB6bQ/s4032/20160929_072132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYHma8ntZL7vIArVsaNgz1315_QpC6xmon7IfWoDRWimChBCSmciHKSCgnSUyhp8JlIa540S6k6N-nQKozLSLCpUiMu8u1-vLQDU-9D4uTx2ucAJpXn3Jz06j54qv5WbPFtZp-PZLNn7dkFoAA6EjnSbEA-bD-A1u_baA8-VrII2Vc8LsbnMZB6bQ/w640-h480/20160929_072132.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Boat Cruise</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7-66zbQF-zgYykoGflPLdFctIlau105Kow7jniczQyl-92TXQO29CD_IoKuZqxA0Ad3tU86M66L_mDpAarCKWfaerrJYUQY8J0BndAeKkt9GAUrStQt0nP-XAPby3Qo0mWbLUPZDXScu_TPO29oL98MbhUtWN0lnxXtlFTJT5DEBKvyVz_QeUaOH/s4032/20160929_075259.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HNXnFVa0MohDSiI7slWgxPsd1KvHu27EgsLumFuFxJYNztigfMHTYwwpfXDOMoonASvMdcJyJkz1ESjhht7zvMtuYCwzIHiCGtZF8fImK-fpKgi6Kqi4YZ-8b3ET83WYLIpe81B4CfvZ4rI2fJO0R-CyzP8Di3L3sMDYXydEUzlNlH2id7fdIZlx/w480-h640/20160929_081348.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Compression Cave</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-SoaqA4C0_SkAB2tkIU0RFKc_TNQKTdgoRntQDjXRAGgn5-7jN-sojIqbTEtbKWFTS4qKg6fpQZ7TKvhPQgzNYDSrrap06vi-S7aUjhEBzPVre0KX4yIr4D0qcqaapfDm1TEwYaqNKVXCYWVVg3IL99lpsjQErWoH2GiLfieLN_ZJtpFiIVLiOeA/s4032/20160929_082359.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-SoaqA4C0_SkAB2tkIU0RFKc_TNQKTdgoRntQDjXRAGgn5-7jN-sojIqbTEtbKWFTS4qKg6fpQZ7TKvhPQgzNYDSrrap06vi-S7aUjhEBzPVre0KX4yIr4D0qcqaapfDm1TEwYaqNKVXCYWVVg3IL99lpsjQErWoH2GiLfieLN_ZJtpFiIVLiOeA/w640-h480/20160929_082359.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The volcanic south/west coast of Maui</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObkizgMTSrePX1UwGSabNqD-Vqe3lF0zVoHluh0Z2pZmH3dJUNYcQMligzksMX-MzAN2m-FuBXM0CvTTwbpJkB8U9_zhfkP0JQfiT2q0sgNsSWhMxoCniXlPO8NxNeuVM1tuhzXgcTl2zDQLXytim9Lh_FdGpb3Ma7LVsJjaJNcO1XM0zN0hIkrYq/s4032/20160929_095827.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Day 7 - Check into hotel in Kaanapali, Olivine Pools<br /></span></h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPToNQrR1kl4gNmN5djp8IpM-0UAaWIK06lteFKsEI-4ZKAyaWNJZhwXqy43pfiz5thTak7_YO1Blmm-abB-4TIVIejxkaCbvj7Nw81WRQEOttX76cCKBBfwIuTRFPTsgCPc0sglIiJJPqSXBzbS1q3ttBBv-ADL_EUEw7jDt2fAGUagKTzpApoI8_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPToNQrR1kl4gNmN5djp8IpM-0UAaWIK06lteFKsEI-4ZKAyaWNJZhwXqy43pfiz5thTak7_YO1Blmm-abB-4TIVIejxkaCbvj7Nw81WRQEOttX76cCKBBfwIuTRFPTsgCPc0sglIiJJPqSXBzbS1q3ttBBv-ADL_EUEw7jDt2fAGUagKTzpApoI8_" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The lobby of Aston Maui Kaanapali</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9a8PKVcZ8Apcw-bfTLbEg_sldZIsTHoJiACrftvakmwZw79xIjnfturSOR22SJRuKrHYLAuyyiLy0G7RsZhKyZMJWM-8SQvzhHg7TPf2I16OEyCnzKZ-SOX2W6gz3H4j5_CNhXrr_35gBkZFpt8GHHa_kY2VcXuzil_jOx0s9NzWWeq2PGTDhXNf/s4032/20161001_134359.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9a8PKVcZ8Apcw-bfTLbEg_sldZIsTHoJiACrftvakmwZw79xIjnfturSOR22SJRuKrHYLAuyyiLy0G7RsZhKyZMJWM-8SQvzhHg7TPf2I16OEyCnzKZ-SOX2W6gz3H4j5_CNhXrr_35gBkZFpt8GHHa_kY2VcXuzil_jOx0s9NzWWeq2PGTDhXNf/w640-h480/20161001_134359.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">View from our hotel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Olivine Pools <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/FTonXC949X7g5zCv5">Google Maps Link</a></span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtBZJdfvWvGZrP8r56_4PyHYvdbEY2AN9HLcpa6b4-ZOmGJBLixtvpc68U6RJiJr5fctaLNbPm2CloXHM87JrIqPcsskzCl-1KVznVzYhHevBM3h23HI-HE2OAfFqfROUPrQQd0QPix0oOVlGcCyXiltf-8TWK8W0z4bdAly_DBmv_GjL-Ra4gw1R/s4032/20161001_150755.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtBZJdfvWvGZrP8r56_4PyHYvdbEY2AN9HLcpa6b4-ZOmGJBLixtvpc68U6RJiJr5fctaLNbPm2CloXHM87JrIqPcsskzCl-1KVznVzYhHevBM3h23HI-HE2OAfFqfROUPrQQd0QPix0oOVlGcCyXiltf-8TWK8W0z4bdAly_DBmv_GjL-Ra4gw1R/w480-h640/20161001_150755.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">On the Olivine Pools trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_02UyyWvD_d86Azlr3ze595I_y8oxxITge2ckH2gYan7DmffFVNQEB2FlHUPHcSsGapjmOQLoaRuDq-hIAcDPUpA7PAEhYMWV3X1BUo6VVhMx5ExFS03QwAiS8bQJO_GP7z19Kjg2tFXJmIv2u7Mk7Qosb6TL5j9MDTjI3hurupZBT3OGQH0QoIo/w640-h480/20161001_151154.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Coastline near the Olivine Pools</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_02UyyWvD_d86Azlr3ze595I_y8oxxITge2ckH2gYan7DmffFVNQEB2FlHUPHcSsGapjmOQLoaRuDq-hIAcDPUpA7PAEhYMWV3X1BUo6VVhMx5ExFS03QwAiS8bQJO_GP7z19Kjg2tFXJmIv2u7Mk7Qosb6TL5j9MDTjI3hurupZBT3OGQH0QoIo/s4032/20161001_151154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcyFKW70ARxCGA7I3hv4f_7IwDa3JR96ou6lkcbFgAKw_Uh2HzQ3UNDI5HemcE3rLPo4JaHnBFQjiDC6LRNF7tDMF2kA_KUV2wm7HPTZSsc9hK6VqZy4aOKaLVXng5tUVbTZBF3ts04bGOH7ggPvXhdlzTNjfoFxcP9TRvRWclysCHo586Yd8d7_W/w640-h480/20161001_151649.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Coastline near the olivine pools</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcyFKW70ARxCGA7I3hv4f_7IwDa3JR96ou6lkcbFgAKw_Uh2HzQ3UNDI5HemcE3rLPo4JaHnBFQjiDC6LRNF7tDMF2kA_KUV2wm7HPTZSsc9hK6VqZy4aOKaLVXng5tUVbTZBF3ts04bGOH7ggPvXhdlzTNjfoFxcP9TRvRWclysCHo586Yd8d7_W/s4032/20161001_151649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXc2syYCNOyNw2haBfkNOHI0_H-chjVwyBkOu7SgmWLLhv0QY1gYphNl4yGF1yqEZm3Iz48xz7WyNkGQVzPoqnB2VEnZB2fFcZrrLmyZhOZYPc4aMfQH7g4voc2Zk1avixHYcZDgiyq3F6QT9kFHdC6E4qs7IpL0y6OEf6jDZi-l8DC-FgGkU2LzLu/s4032/20161001_151951.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXc2syYCNOyNw2haBfkNOHI0_H-chjVwyBkOu7SgmWLLhv0QY1gYphNl4yGF1yqEZm3Iz48xz7WyNkGQVzPoqnB2VEnZB2fFcZrrLmyZhOZYPc4aMfQH7g4voc2Zk1avixHYcZDgiyq3F6QT9kFHdC6E4qs7IpL0y6OEf6jDZi-l8DC-FgGkU2LzLu/w640-h480/20161001_151951.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Olivine pools</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA8mJFOxfdEXhUPE1CSNYnzFV8gvsWpW69GEBVwTFwyhFRdXk4ZHb74-WWB5os2tkcnaWa6aeTcKuXFVkh6_6F9tyidBB4HcrtHv6Vbnezc_1iQYW2pHU4KR028WlYvb9pz3WCxuXywrrOzxippLVdztGBEgZ0UfgCldtLQHrh48EEfygnNbNJ-NxR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA8mJFOxfdEXhUPE1CSNYnzFV8gvsWpW69GEBVwTFwyhFRdXk4ZHb74-WWB5os2tkcnaWa6aeTcKuXFVkh6_6F9tyidBB4HcrtHv6Vbnezc_1iQYW2pHU4KR028WlYvb9pz3WCxuXywrrOzxippLVdztGBEgZ0UfgCldtLQHrh48EEfygnNbNJ-NxR=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Olivine Pools</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBR0dhHZPpiScHVIYwabUP7bZPUlFfnm3QGqBeDmQwtc65ycVhISyX0Iy2cNKZzDHXg9iLvcNhP4Smov3Gi1OwkoIMMscUlnXMQol6bgMv5QiYPBpDRoGTRaWC_2e_QShW02LHQ4AEHbQxIx3UPEpX0RCnjaU42PMBl9fI7MVlss96sDdUf-4l1ZLK/s4032/20161001_154438.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBR0dhHZPpiScHVIYwabUP7bZPUlFfnm3QGqBeDmQwtc65ycVhISyX0Iy2cNKZzDHXg9iLvcNhP4Smov3Gi1OwkoIMMscUlnXMQol6bgMv5QiYPBpDRoGTRaWC_2e_QShW02LHQ4AEHbQxIx3UPEpX0RCnjaU42PMBl9fI7MVlss96sDdUf-4l1ZLK/w640-h480/20161001_154438.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Rugged Coastline</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxWxcpQcVhv5cNeEn1_G8bpPA48PMZNxsRdqZutzTP6QX7l458uEpdaaqBh3-PkiH14uKQ95ljfSLQHJsv2VfSN6obRrDHpLuU6JHasnFsc1WwLmUdSot9FH8_OYyhTCOKMVZhSikh4tIdJHdxIJEneN7q3W717PwxT8tRWBTimgwc8AD_ffZRIMQ/w640-h480/20161001_154445.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Big surf breaks!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxWxcpQcVhv5cNeEn1_G8bpPA48PMZNxsRdqZutzTP6QX7l458uEpdaaqBh3-PkiH14uKQ95ljfSLQHJsv2VfSN6obRrDHpLuU6JHasnFsc1WwLmUdSot9FH8_OYyhTCOKMVZhSikh4tIdJHdxIJEneN7q3W717PwxT8tRWBTimgwc8AD_ffZRIMQ/s4032/20161001_154445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1POoVDusoeq5cpt83XscNkgIo6FAlkTQ8Z5lhnSYkf-UTNAVvelgPiuC7NHZnsaGOATi1a4HhkzGgfMnmYlwz7i36YriR4pHB1ucPPgE4I8eAHMS4bIutAE5xIwBLnltvxIJB_xZ2D9Bllb3fjspYIJgOstIzs5_mGsU5noeic9y7u2OWE1QpYmO/w640-h480/20161001_171206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Back at our hotel in Kaanapali</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1POoVDusoeq5cpt83XscNkgIo6FAlkTQ8Z5lhnSYkf-UTNAVvelgPiuC7NHZnsaGOATi1a4HhkzGgfMnmYlwz7i36YriR4pHB1ucPPgE4I8eAHMS4bIutAE5xIwBLnltvxIJB_xZ2D9Bllb3fjspYIJgOstIzs5_mGsU5noeic9y7u2OWE1QpYmO/s4032/20161001_171206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptgxwU_5-Sn-_I3AidmA4B5cDttlgdN3__g7YFXsNEWAVmsvxT2HLo8rllKS2APb2WYSyscTuHKox5iCVU7op6oZ63zGqoc9R-pv3YGCMXT9OB60xcjCKlmpC1118uy9ZXJOBvv7nNlTB4RyisAY3cJRmmVcQNQM-WoCZgfXeo_0H0dZJ0e64Xtfa/s4032/20161001_180550.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptgxwU_5-Sn-_I3AidmA4B5cDttlgdN3__g7YFXsNEWAVmsvxT2HLo8rllKS2APb2WYSyscTuHKox5iCVU7op6oZ63zGqoc9R-pv3YGCMXT9OB60xcjCKlmpC1118uy9ZXJOBvv7nNlTB4RyisAY3cJRmmVcQNQM-WoCZgfXeo_0H0dZJ0e64Xtfa/w640-h480/20161001_180550.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Kaanapali Sunset</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjzZ2sn8IosFiSI73IkRv3NVAuWubC9Ln8qWBhGCyoNrhAmVADNPEV6QzeNoO8ANVjk9sqEpBcC2Xcd-GzG6hWaa2khEXZmJFfdALqJ3zilwZHadmFv5s8xzV_eCSpeO4mHcc1N0DmoLfB_MKEdU7QtAPdf9zWcsXBFgeeh0ahaVSlPSYZNFK9P2vC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjzZ2sn8IosFiSI73IkRv3NVAuWubC9Ln8qWBhGCyoNrhAmVADNPEV6QzeNoO8ANVjk9sqEpBcC2Xcd-GzG6hWaa2khEXZmJFfdALqJ3zilwZHadmFv5s8xzV_eCSpeO4mHcc1N0DmoLfB_MKEdU7QtAPdf9zWcsXBFgeeh0ahaVSlPSYZNFK9P2vC=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizhWqd-ukFXXiicmbhkVnS1VQkXIzfsl0bTG1meecJrvY5cgC6_-xdlop4njVOXqehXEjmOUrlJJCTtZYjVowkHcDC31eaL0k6IXTBWFTBQ1ldnzdXys71pVJWDtBmPCquYAQSVrGtpx5EnvSRot-6EjLs2a9ZtzUeyNXOrZoqUTXLuOSiOHVQrXW_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizhWqd-ukFXXiicmbhkVnS1VQkXIzfsl0bTG1meecJrvY5cgC6_-xdlop4njVOXqehXEjmOUrlJJCTtZYjVowkHcDC31eaL0k6IXTBWFTBQ1ldnzdXys71pVJWDtBmPCquYAQSVrGtpx5EnvSRot-6EjLs2a9ZtzUeyNXOrZoqUTXLuOSiOHVQrXW_" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Day 8- Snorkeling Kaanapali Beach, Sugarcane train, Roadside turtles, Kohala Brewing, Maui Creamery, Final Sunset in Kihei</span></h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsyyl4FthdGQGqWHCIk-TPvSpEAFevFSZIWjvCd1F0gE1ob75aXxgNlyC-hXe24KjZC1IjpKEYXTnIWoZ6AGpS9V1SWonQ8bqjHBOPzNgFMrlhjowzUyP8yRAe9Zc-lI3nH0iOmoLYRJMGBoEXBA6lQbLJ8KaL3Df5UYR9uGfM1RAaDrQGEVml0Yw/w640-h480/20161002_131724.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Generic tourist photo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsyyl4FthdGQGqWHCIk-TPvSpEAFevFSZIWjvCd1F0gE1ob75aXxgNlyC-hXe24KjZC1IjpKEYXTnIWoZ6AGpS9V1SWonQ8bqjHBOPzNgFMrlhjowzUyP8yRAe9Zc-lI3nH0iOmoLYRJMGBoEXBA6lQbLJ8KaL3Df5UYR9uGfM1RAaDrQGEVml0Yw/s2592/20161002_131724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mOR22S_6y7eowTCYeisdl-rDb1QFFe837B4IF5IPDbJH1IQs4mlVgZ3UKUXI4tJ0CwQpxwcFWgLUf0PnzkUXDgTzBXy4uhBYc3LjYOoNpSl7WI0x1yHK_qw83_AG0Z5TvKVrJwKG-Ww67QD2pNtYHY9aHdzCatWacQqkBnRzgUS1gjeX4mPSxM89/w640-h480/20161002_133358.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sea Turtle area</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mOR22S_6y7eowTCYeisdl-rDb1QFFe837B4IF5IPDbJH1IQs4mlVgZ3UKUXI4tJ0CwQpxwcFWgLUf0PnzkUXDgTzBXy4uhBYc3LjYOoNpSl7WI0x1yHK_qw83_AG0Z5TvKVrJwKG-Ww67QD2pNtYHY9aHdzCatWacQqkBnRzgUS1gjeX4mPSxM89/s4032/20161002_133358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>We spent about 30 minutes at this roadside park because there was a large group of sea turtles here and we kept seeing them swim around and come up for air!</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJipcHQgpka3o1JZCJYGgt0E9EjOCjgX5HVEHGMMoj9xfRrRWS_nFPs8BzDl32_u4zHWq-yN8OHsjqi3GZ49THhd8mUU_kEo0Svnx0W4pwhsDaRe4Pkf1y13leKe3iR9r9DOOxXYPP1QjJhsM8CV2rl2mlUQfopHSPnj9_S7xH2q1R5Vs702f2Au8q/s6000/DSC_0026.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJipcHQgpka3o1JZCJYGgt0E9EjOCjgX5HVEHGMMoj9xfRrRWS_nFPs8BzDl32_u4zHWq-yN8OHsjqi3GZ49THhd8mUU_kEo0Svnx0W4pwhsDaRe4Pkf1y13leKe3iR9r9DOOxXYPP1QjJhsM8CV2rl2mlUQfopHSPnj9_S7xH2q1R5Vs702f2Au8q/w640-h426/DSC_0026.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Turtle Turtle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kohala Brewing - Lahaina</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6mRuf20wMB5t88xEA0AijX2wZiDV4j2L6z0wrCWtp28qviEk57QBlVSvU5aTdeAI5R_x2SMzOuj5McIj5LeazE5hpQR7PqLMXdXW5b1wRq0uaNPVbMknnw1PHkOtiTCCRj2V2N5rRXLrCxGWsFhRhJi2IRn-KIgD0dirhgQkZ03S2O6pHVbyPoNS3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6mRuf20wMB5t88xEA0AijX2wZiDV4j2L6z0wrCWtp28qviEk57QBlVSvU5aTdeAI5R_x2SMzOuj5McIj5LeazE5hpQR7PqLMXdXW5b1wRq0uaNPVbMknnw1PHkOtiTCCRj2V2N5rRXLrCxGWsFhRhJi2IRn-KIgD0dirhgQkZ03S2O6pHVbyPoNS3=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Kohala Brewing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWym1vi24EBfysZsIOhurozUjCXodEgPwpiwZjikqc2um6rhTkFAc3Pa4dZP0DZ_G8V8P5o4k-H_OWuBSeHu-aGCyILbaW6OkIfn567vspipuAnEP086WMQ737NpBWi8pS1udST_BV5SkwAGO60TCQPITGvUQx1GC2WDjwTUqCsTa2Fwh3R1jLmh5d" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWym1vi24EBfysZsIOhurozUjCXodEgPwpiwZjikqc2um6rhTkFAc3Pa4dZP0DZ_G8V8P5o4k-H_OWuBSeHu-aGCyILbaW6OkIfn567vspipuAnEP086WMQ737NpBWi8pS1udST_BV5SkwAGO60TCQPITGvUQx1GC2WDjwTUqCsTa2Fwh3R1jLmh5d=w300-h400" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Kohala Brewing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6mRuf20wMB5t88xEA0AijX2wZiDV4j2L6z0wrCWtp28qviEk57QBlVSvU5aTdeAI5R_x2SMzOuj5McIj5LeazE5hpQR7PqLMXdXW5b1wRq0uaNPVbMknnw1PHkOtiTCCRj2V2N5rRXLrCxGWsFhRhJi2IRn-KIgD0dirhgQkZ03S2O6pHVbyPoNS3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Island Cream Co. Lahaina</span></h3><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFw1GNINmek2Am7wm5zqm-xxDcCHnA-9K8TiS97aJlGrUqH4CJ-cpG5lCXt3L7JKItXy53tUcTMvCDCYPr5SF7mCqX_PhzySl_mGE4ZZBBnLi0ANNIf7za27ij6kEchEN2ZWcGatobg_lNmm1POMTxtFMfOTVLXafzeDkECEmMc8EmcDfDoOus1jR/s4032/20161002_152908.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFw1GNINmek2Am7wm5zqm-xxDcCHnA-9K8TiS97aJlGrUqH4CJ-cpG5lCXt3L7JKItXy53tUcTMvCDCYPr5SF7mCqX_PhzySl_mGE4ZZBBnLi0ANNIf7za27ij6kEchEN2ZWcGatobg_lNmm1POMTxtFMfOTVLXafzeDkECEmMc8EmcDfDoOus1jR/w480-h640/20161002_152908.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This was delicious - Island Cream Co.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div jsinstance="*0" jstcache="57" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><h3 style="background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: 0px; color: #202124; font-size: 1.375rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.75rem; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span jstcache="59" style="font-family: helvetica;">Kaipukaihina Beach <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/DwfHegUSP7JTMt669">Google Maps Link</a></span></h3><h1 class="DUwDvf fontHeadlineLarge" jsan="7.DUwDvf,7.fontHeadlineLarge" jstcache="58" style="background: transparent; border-radius: 0px; border: 0px; color: #202124; font-size: 1.375rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.75rem; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="G0bp3e" jstcache="60" style="align-self: start; font-family: helvetica;"></span></h1><div><span jstcache="59" style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="CWFa8d" jsan="7.CWFa8d" jstcache="61" style="position: relative;"></div></div><div class="LBgpqf" jstcache="64" style="background-color: white; color: #70757a; font-size: 13px;"><div class="skqShb" jsan="t-RdjthHkL690,7.skqShb" jstcache="846"></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95yx-nlTZhjMp5OqXoogAf03zvhDHCvvLJ0Lb31aizF0AGEPYpW70o1LvQG-NqJt8poAMQYWUhIm2hAqaOZcsuVnp0A0rtnKgjZjC82OiWxgA1AuCa4DE2hL-ifsJNHlpT-zuwjJeHFm9M9XG1rmuB8BIF-qAgsM-8cWInR_KhkXu7JIq1Tl3-UJo/s4032/20161002_180153.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95yx-nlTZhjMp5OqXoogAf03zvhDHCvvLJ0Lb31aizF0AGEPYpW70o1LvQG-NqJt8poAMQYWUhIm2hAqaOZcsuVnp0A0rtnKgjZjC82OiWxgA1AuCa4DE2hL-ifsJNHlpT-zuwjJeHFm9M9XG1rmuB8BIF-qAgsM-8cWInR_KhkXu7JIq1Tl3-UJo/w640-h480/20161002_180153.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sunset</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRQKq7Mu2h8hl67OHyKbHgj1Tm6V8BPa3-4YC0xfByMePengp5y8dbF6WKZ7NOXHIUvxbgL2F5JHwBrhZzSLD2SmBPLMYWtJUZFO_kmPtgpG47CyLmKiNqNdiCPmiGNH7i_HRuSF7RzYE3Pymtgjnbj89i3A3qduP_G9wBoe2wuiQl-sX_aK--uAG/s4032/20161002_180822.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRQKq7Mu2h8hl67OHyKbHgj1Tm6V8BPa3-4YC0xfByMePengp5y8dbF6WKZ7NOXHIUvxbgL2F5JHwBrhZzSLD2SmBPLMYWtJUZFO_kmPtgpG47CyLmKiNqNdiCPmiGNH7i_HRuSF7RzYE3Pymtgjnbj89i3A3qduP_G9wBoe2wuiQl-sX_aK--uAG/w640-h480/20161002_180822.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sunset</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKbtt34TjHaqA7sgtmId0nJh7vh6NrHiYDJTV0rEbfyMvI8DyqrhTNgUL167s13opLeyrIGVQvD7a9buICs681l8sFV9U6RQtcZMQaO2074a10QfgYEB1axAgZjcFucyO3wSt4nmFVo3phl_v8cR57nvmjy2kEz8Q18VQjEeV4ouyU6OE04bBsPRxx" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2Z-I3cQ1Ov6ZZ0PtCW56-z0pExs8zkbZgTkWJq1SXLCGQRbauS7ZHHeCWTumIuZSOFjUhy4N0sH_jFCFsVoInJoTzTSxuzJufcvCNw2-lmVvFJJT44leqfLRhBRZL4pTYlWYwK8X2BJoebXRNrkAUZkub34-BxAQOOz9pscS0p_KdAkHxo-OwLLu/w640-h480/20161002_180913.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Last sunset on Maui - from Kihei</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg20-yPKSWZBfzptMtqExdA0qF1tjGiZfmp4xSWKToNhnQOjQUYEdOb2gmeEDGnMNKvcBdvkKL-tjfi4tNoy_JzZBBAb-JB9tbwYwQ1yCjJ1B3m0Trma5_2MhZx_Tm0Ts6YOeZavPviK9pbYtC9yIKBVcrsNvklIzfYgNqfSSjIbvor29h8T8eUWi_j" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg20-yPKSWZBfzptMtqExdA0qF1tjGiZfmp4xSWKToNhnQOjQUYEdOb2gmeEDGnMNKvcBdvkKL-tjfi4tNoy_JzZBBAb-JB9tbwYwQ1yCjJ1B3m0Trma5_2MhZx_Tm0Ts6YOeZavPviK9pbYtC9yIKBVcrsNvklIzfYgNqfSSjIbvor29h8T8eUWi_j=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Last rays of light</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">From there we drove to the airport in Kahului and went home. OGG > SEA > DEN</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com1Kihei, HI 96753, USA20.7399409 -156.4541873-7.5702929361788449 168.3895627 49.050174736178846 -121.2979373tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-68352359649536508342023-01-20T08:35:00.020-07:002023-01-21T08:28:53.659-07:00The Great Nebraska Walk (2020)<h2></h2><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">The Great Nebraska Walk</span></h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">July 18th, 2020</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The ultramarathon you've never heard of</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovkcbFCrDxys35D9-EWbLujYcu3jEiKqzNYKe0aGjF4IpwkwzWDtEsd_s6Ry5Xt5fGdcr8d7RTlDCwkTY9NiK8B_HJEPLpaV4hZgTxYwGEkQnKIYPerOSqAyFtHsJART2zLRWvB_WgVHsPQsLJKJJPDPl2i1HJXVvURK3Z4I-pdjiTlIWNqRmrjCV/s1332/GNW2_text.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1332" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovkcbFCrDxys35D9-EWbLujYcu3jEiKqzNYKe0aGjF4IpwkwzWDtEsd_s6Ry5Xt5fGdcr8d7RTlDCwkTY9NiK8B_HJEPLpaV4hZgTxYwGEkQnKIYPerOSqAyFtHsJART2zLRWvB_WgVHsPQsLJKJJPDPl2i1HJXVvURK3Z4I-pdjiTlIWNqRmrjCV/w640-h374/GNW2_text.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The pre-ramble</span></h2><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sometimes a challenge comes along, and you wonder- what would possess a man to do such a thing? I'm not entirely sure. Why climb a mountain? Why float down a river? Why lift iron plates? Why walk to Nebraska? <br /> <br /> <br /> I think JFK said it best: <br /><i> “We choose to go to (Nebraska) ... not because it is easy, but because it is hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...” </i><br /> <br /> <br /> Okay, maybe that's a bit of a stretch. The great Nebraska walk was an idea born from a family living in Cheyenne, WY in the 1990s. Having no car and very little money, the boys walked all over town. One day, one of them questioned- could we walk all the way to Nebraska? It's a route they knew well. Nathan, the oldest, was going to school at Immanuel Lutheran High school, some 900 miles away in Wisconsin. I'm sure the Greve family drove through Nebraska dozens of times. <br /> <br /> <br /> And there's something else about them. They are warriors and competitors. Brothers can be like this, trying to outdo each other, to measure their worth as a man. And so the first attempt was made- and none of them made it. Lesser men might shrug their shoulders and give up on the idea, but not the Greves. In the next several years, attempts at completing this journey were made. And finally, in 1998- Joel, the middle child, made it. Joel is not a super athlete; some Greek god of endurance sports. Joel is a man who has a certain toughness and stubbornness about him. In 1998 Joel refused to let his body quit, and willed himself to the Nebraska border.<br /><br /><br />In 2014 Nathan Greve became the second human to complete this task.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQbdnr8MCM-S9swh23Ch4t34KKcn471QRv13d2KlBnJ58TH0hpXko5nplPi0LkE_DMx8oaXYv94SEV2WIhFo06gwADypgHUFN2nkAS2zk9Det3HZWXntXnZl4VouCmntfacsDEyzat-8gvUgxIQTCu-BuqIjpTp7s7FAmRiQERofkyTE0IfjPao06/s2048/GNW_NG_2014.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQbdnr8MCM-S9swh23Ch4t34KKcn471QRv13d2KlBnJ58TH0hpXko5nplPi0LkE_DMx8oaXYv94SEV2WIhFo06gwADypgHUFN2nkAS2zk9Det3HZWXntXnZl4VouCmntfacsDEyzat-8gvUgxIQTCu-BuqIjpTp7s7FAmRiQERofkyTE0IfjPao06/w640-h424/GNW_NG_2014.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Photo courtesy of Nathan Greve</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div>
<br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A challenger appears</span></h2><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Where do I fit in? This is clearly further than I've ever gone before in a single day. Last year (2019), I competed in the Bataan Memorial Death March in White Sands, NM. I completed this full marathon-length race with a 35lb rucksack in 5 hours and 40 minutes. But this... this is a different beast. I guess knowing that the challenge existed, and was completed by my friends, was enough for me to gain interest.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div>
<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3-NOQ0a0EA8NHRsvawMErabOTtjDziRKsa1jO2znqp6nXj7IVUuIoX78OXnLC1y-2VrqEMey6bm6jqdyfzFiK0B77myt-LVNqFEBEfFZY6QPfHni6uKuIL02Y8pSnF7ZkTBMTgTlAM-30bKof7Ne5qyfFyhIcOJdUpyGS2GjyqTqc8zROBtLnTZw/s3264/20190317_112537.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3-NOQ0a0EA8NHRsvawMErabOTtjDziRKsa1jO2znqp6nXj7IVUuIoX78OXnLC1y-2VrqEMey6bm6jqdyfzFiK0B77myt-LVNqFEBEfFZY6QPfHni6uKuIL02Y8pSnF7ZkTBMTgTlAM-30bKof7Ne5qyfFyhIcOJdUpyGS2GjyqTqc8zROBtLnTZw/w480-h640/20190317_112537.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Somewhere around mile 20 of Bataan</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;">The challenge presented by this route is larger than you may realize. Sure, there are two truck stops on the route, at 15 and 23 miles, that can be used to replenish supplies. That still leaves the final 16 miles completely unsupported. It's not until mile 39 that you pass an establishment (Dollar General) that would have food or water for sale. <br /> <br /> <br /> There are no hills of significance to climb on this route. There are no real navigational challenges. The only obstacles you must deal with are the long distance, the sometimes fierce wind, and the blazing sun. Yes, the temperatures often reach over 90 degrees in the summer months, and there is not a lick of shade to be found on the route. Sustained UV exposure should not be ignored. The lack of shade led to the scenario where I huddled next to a bush for my final break, sitting on the hardest dirt known to man, in some farmer's ditch. <br /> <br /> <br /> Humans are not made to travel this distance- especially not humans as heavy as myself. Sure, you can go 15 or 20 miles, no problem. But 40 miles presents a whole new challenge. You inevitably find yourself shuffling along, feet covered in blisters, knowing you can't stop. You can't stop because if you do, you may mentally shut down and not finish</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Preparation is key </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">40 miles is a long way, but the challenge is increased by racing the clock. You have 1 calendar day to complete this challenge, but the faster the better. Joel Greve finished first in 14:47, Nathan Greve took just over 17 hours to finish. He recalls that the last handful of miles were increasingly slow.<br /><br /> How did I prepare? Not in an ideal way. I had been walking almost every day for the last 4 months. Walking in the morning. Walking wherever. Over 100 miles a month. One week prior, I walked 20 miles in 5 hours to get to my friend's house across town, and back, with no support. But again, 40 miles is a much different beast.</span><br /><div><div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/d2rKVP7FL458mUWz5">This is the starting point</a><br /><br /> At 330, I pulled up to the starting point. I checked over my gear, took a picture, started the GPS, and set off five minutes later. I was a man on a mission. This first hour was frankly a little weird. Here I was, a visitor, stomping through the streets of a city I've rarely been to, at an hour that made no sense for a rational mind. I finally made it to the highway, and remember climbing the slight hill on Pershing/HWY 30 as Venus shone brightly in the sky. Soon the city started to give way to more rural settings. At first, cars were rushing by me with only a foot to spare, but that changed. As I made my way into the country, people would pull completely into the other lane to pass me. Such a thoughtful gesture; no one wants to be hit by a truck going 60 miles an hour. In hindsight, starting early in Cheyenne is probably a good idea, because traffic is a real concern for the first 8 or so miles.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUR5QzgCgaOrJ6vsa_HNMbnfo66WAR8EXkfhrOE_XgjjUcBcH5ZOylbn2lDe3kQB4KH3DzVugtJoZAgaL9hufzi3b_IViSAAA9m94GhoRFAwW9_sN2lzqMW_d52cBg7PmqjFWrJChhlrjvXyXhUQ5aVVrc80OwZoX2j3sErrdGyHReHSddUWMiuesg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUR5QzgCgaOrJ6vsa_HNMbnfo66WAR8EXkfhrOE_XgjjUcBcH5ZOylbn2lDe3kQB4KH3DzVugtJoZAgaL9hufzi3b_IViSAAA9m94GhoRFAwW9_sN2lzqMW_d52cBg7PmqjFWrJChhlrjvXyXhUQ5aVVrc80OwZoX2j3sErrdGyHReHSddUWMiuesg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the first time, we can see the sun</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br />And the sun was coming up quickly. I had a vague sense of dread that this calm, cool morning would soon give way to a scorching day. The orb that would torment me as I was bombarded with photons from a star some 91.4 million miles away. As I neared the Sapp Brothers truck stop, I had a brief moment of awesome wonder as I saw the majestic sunrise glinting off the polished steel rails of the train tracks below me.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgilsKbjna7MPxFk5isuJBz5fpYDWXp1trRlkN7HSFKwiDSes-8wtJAzoIAAQOxH7UPgkPWtJ7Fpz1Pjb26pPdjigJcNmYhg0TjHmj4nS83LVwAVjnv-YAz3iFUdMSthpkygWYpmqYIphc20rztU30HnlqkJSuq82_qWcAmCM93AVFiO3xxkepTWCSg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgilsKbjna7MPxFk5isuJBz5fpYDWXp1trRlkN7HSFKwiDSes-8wtJAzoIAAQOxH7UPgkPWtJ7Fpz1Pjb26pPdjigJcNmYhg0TjHmj4nS83LVwAVjnv-YAz3iFUdMSthpkygWYpmqYIphc20rztU30HnlqkJSuq82_qWcAmCM93AVFiO3xxkepTWCSg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sun reflecting on the train tracks</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My forward motion was almost mechanical. Stride stride stride. Drink water or Gatorade. I periodically checked my GPS program, noting that after a slow start, I was moving ahead of my pace, gobbling up the miles like a steam train. I was filled with vigor and energy when I reached the TA Travel Center at 15 miles. Knowing that Antelope was ahead, I skipped the first stop and continued the journey. I figured, the 10 minutes saved would help me later. In hindsight, I'm not entirely sure.<br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GTXNch5gD-HhBC2M-uDKzk6MT5A_HrDfwCpE4pSP9SiKPG3MW6YFEYY-Mhg7ZTAkfHvTKVlBTkrzXRlo1M5ELZ5P3y8KbzQliXdDRMrJyiKTc9Csv0W_DQlIb6_bA58XhGloXf1ra7fm1H24AVvVnpOuk6FhGqO8Xh7wqdH7UqdOBJWSR8s3_MhC/s4656/20200718_073251_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GTXNch5gD-HhBC2M-uDKzk6MT5A_HrDfwCpE4pSP9SiKPG3MW6YFEYY-Mhg7ZTAkfHvTKVlBTkrzXRlo1M5ELZ5P3y8KbzQliXdDRMrJyiKTc9Csv0W_DQlIb6_bA58XhGloXf1ra7fm1H24AVvVnpOuk6FhGqO8Xh7wqdH7UqdOBJWSR8s3_MhC/w640-h480/20200718_073251_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The morning sun blasts you in the face</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />I could feel the powerful rays of the sun slicing through the dry clear air, and attempted to shield my face for a couple hours. Prolonged exposure to sun and wind could lead to disaster later.</span><br /><div><br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLNnFIxkW2wULORed2mtA1vD9iLldL8QhOqyDGFK1N9utSzdIbkt2-lRvfnDLio_fyZ57KKgtItZFTOcv56pAMBrdSy8mawHWrzvJybKGOPwJCBO56LHyNQfMt8igylxgB7NjV0qwI9VJwJqam9v4S1LEs7Sq8IdmCEY_C4ABhbuP_FAaMGSTRs_ED" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLNnFIxkW2wULORed2mtA1vD9iLldL8QhOqyDGFK1N9utSzdIbkt2-lRvfnDLio_fyZ57KKgtItZFTOcv56pAMBrdSy8mawHWrzvJybKGOPwJCBO56LHyNQfMt8igylxgB7NjV0qwI9VJwJqam9v4S1LEs7Sq8IdmCEY_C4ABhbuP_FAaMGSTRs_ED=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Trying to keep the sun off me for as long as possible</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Egj33l-5VZA1QVNSm4bSmA1WzR2s4yG2VYh8hSP0iOqrsglzJaUMlmT0AOvE6TfLDd6nPaTN5rd1mXeGGStTduJqSM_CM8Mkcxr78nstWvkXZDYm6gbM31CdwBSNWAlYButatr5cLrRkEIfRu85ryfm0K8_LOxd1WqFmaZftMYkuJSwYCLU8rgrp/s4656/20200718_081508.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Egj33l-5VZA1QVNSm4bSmA1WzR2s4yG2VYh8hSP0iOqrsglzJaUMlmT0AOvE6TfLDd6nPaTN5rd1mXeGGStTduJqSM_CM8Mkcxr78nstWvkXZDYm6gbM31CdwBSNWAlYButatr5cLrRkEIfRu85ryfm0K8_LOxd1WqFmaZftMYkuJSwYCLU8rgrp/w640-h480/20200718_081508.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There's not a lot to get excited about at this point</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For the next nine miles, I was filled with excitement. I knew that I was coming close to being halfway done. Just over the next hill has to be Antelope, right? No, not yet. How about this hill?Not yet. There were gently rolling hills in this section.</span></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Resupply Point Bravo</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And I found it, right at 24 miles (Google maps says 23.2). I was completely out of the water by that time, and I was more than happy to find this "oasis" on the prairie. After grabbing a quick restroom break, I grabbed some supplies. 3 liters of water, 2 quarts of Gatorade- all ice cold.</span><div><span style="color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_RxIbpfpoMCeChqxjgwjb66dHkjvIG27SAPpZJxkBG1ODN3Os525u677e83l1m5Vm7254so3jmjPJS7bB1oPtpHEipi48KJiXbniymFkM-muvSd7p4Vulb5BKXHG9Lito_0v6MM31H96gV9EcPrEjY4TzQ_lt4pPl--djCfD7FqHCbhU_IDbN9dgZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_RxIbpfpoMCeChqxjgwjb66dHkjvIG27SAPpZJxkBG1ODN3Os525u677e83l1m5Vm7254so3jmjPJS7bB1oPtpHEipi48KJiXbniymFkM-muvSd7p4Vulb5BKXHG9Lito_0v6MM31H96gV9EcPrEjY4TzQ_lt4pPl--djCfD7FqHCbhU_IDbN9dgZ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Antelope Bar/Package Liquor/ Gas Station / Aid Station</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I sat down in the shade next to a dumpster and gingerly removed my shoes. It was worse than I thought. Already, blisters were forming on both of my heels. My toes were blistered as well. My socks were soaked with sweat. In hindsight, this was a warning sign. I quickly threw a moleskin "donut" around my blister, changed my socks, and put my shoes back on. After a few more adjustments, I was on my way. A bit of doubt had crept into my mind. <br /> <br /> <br /> Just after Antelope, I departed the well-worn path and things took a turn for the uncertain. A mile north on a small country road, and then I came to a decision point. The road I had planned to take had a sign- Road Closed, and No Trespassing. I respect private property, but I had committed to this route. I pressed on, with more uncertainly creeping into my mind. It's too late to turn back.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5HAKd1akHKDxuL0xN5p2-PLacCHLjKZ30-D3ACVhjgslE1HOs4s6yNJga9uhNRyifs-DKFnskGNBQefm_MFK736Hwp80zz9DQK5SlK-CDfqoMAmKcbFA62YY5rvVeIhIQrW0tYdFHJLde2P5-0Nij8I-oc7BaL_bm0jtOCMouzGHKvNuyPkeO4uKo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5HAKd1akHKDxuL0xN5p2-PLacCHLjKZ30-D3ACVhjgslE1HOs4s6yNJga9uhNRyifs-DKFnskGNBQefm_MFK736Hwp80zz9DQK5SlK-CDfqoMAmKcbFA62YY5rvVeIhIQrW0tYdFHJLde2P5-0Nij8I-oc7BaL_bm0jtOCMouzGHKvNuyPkeO4uKo" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Turning North just after Antelope onto HWY 213</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br />About two miles down this road, I could see a barricade in the distance. As I got closer, I felt concerned. As I got closer, I saw a truck driving behind the barricade. Okay, this might work. The whole time, I was thinking some Wyoming rancher or sheriff's deputy was going to come out and turn me around which I could not survive.</span><br /> <br /> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6gswchT_rmQNlxD2xrG5pZRtUkqUGTt4jq4Pu1y0-p5us1EE5Lk4wiR8bmxS-w6rTZ6XqmsZh0md_4n8uQQeempPbMvqOBRvNVLXGafYil0FoNbvkkNuPfL0r9ymEpfzWoiNwxWtG7BEGMLZa4rtt1g1kAma1Ro5ZgxIkzRsIBnU1tmT6OllGlgsj"><img height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6gswchT_rmQNlxD2xrG5pZRtUkqUGTt4jq4Pu1y0-p5us1EE5Lk4wiR8bmxS-w6rTZ6XqmsZh0md_4n8uQQeempPbMvqOBRvNVLXGafYil0FoNbvkkNuPfL0r9ymEpfzWoiNwxWtG7BEGMLZa4rtt1g1kAma1Ro5ZgxIkzRsIBnU1tmT6OllGlgsj=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't think you ever want to see this - at the beginning of HWY 212</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And then I saw a harvesting truck, ready to pick up a load of wheat from the combine busy in the field. I imagined some burly-looking dude stepping out of the cab and screaming at me. He could see me coming, literally, from a mile away. When I finally got close, he looked down at his phone as I walked by. He couldn't care less about my presence in that desolate place. <br /> <br /> <br /> Relief is what I felt, and I knew that I was on my way to the finish line. But the fun wasn't over yet. Little did I know that the next stretch of road would present the toughest challenge.</span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9P9FTVl-QkF9wZPVg9taHjARUEdHiabEGkETge2W0-47q5eJpT0vEJ50lGVug-ICNT2IGCRNgrkSJcYgNLoCtiTc6Pb9-taT1Io9p6J0VQnr3SH2D7rvSrnN_GyFl4yiAelQp1DPLomVC--h1LMNKXrOPx4a4DQbax3W_UyGAVU-3vRyqwdRVCR5p/s4656/20200718_104536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9P9FTVl-QkF9wZPVg9taHjARUEdHiabEGkETge2W0-47q5eJpT0vEJ50lGVug-ICNT2IGCRNgrkSJcYgNLoCtiTc6Pb9-taT1Io9p6J0VQnr3SH2D7rvSrnN_GyFl4yiAelQp1DPLomVC--h1LMNKXrOPx4a4DQbax3W_UyGAVU-3vRyqwdRVCR5p/w640-h480/20200718_104536.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I enjoyed passing by Flying G Performance Horses <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/pG5cPBvgEzERrKCi7">Google Maps Link</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br />After turning East, you have just 12 miles to go. It doesn't sound like much, but that's 3 hours of walking at a brisk pace as your body contemplates shutting down. After a couple miles, you can see the bluffs on the horizon. This is both a blessing and a curse. You can see the goal, but it is so far away. And it takes a couple hours to get close to it.<br /><br />The sun was brutal at this point, and I was really wishing for shade. Around mile 34, I took my last break, huddled beneath some stunted trees in a dry ditch.<br />Here is the location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/yqtv8goYB9gPNTxP9">Google maps link</a> <br /><br />At this point my legs felt swollen and heavy, my feet felt battered, and I was working through my water quickly. It's a mental game. I felt like my legs were melting into the ground. I think I sat down for 4-5 minutes, and I may have eaten a snack - I'm not sure. But then I got up and continued.<br /><br />There is a "shortcut" where you walk through a field and cross the train tracks to connect highway 212. This shortcut saves you about half a mile, but you can get stickers in your shoes and socks. Here is a crudely drawn MS Paint diagram:</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMedG3ZogpbvS-6N_5j1S_Kg4FccwaYlkcDfgJ0hGmDwxZdGlP2q5We4Z0px3I12gmsSQeFLPPE9-rXHHsMHrz_a2Ri-p6Uz2Qc2Sa7Yhgb1fhDbl7oSTxCGk0CsohGXp0wTutJ_B99RRzzNpkkiqC1hWG-zbJ9Mey48W7F3-Phm8H-T-N3GEdLgLH/s1886/shortcut_2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1886" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMedG3ZogpbvS-6N_5j1S_Kg4FccwaYlkcDfgJ0hGmDwxZdGlP2q5We4Z0px3I12gmsSQeFLPPE9-rXHHsMHrz_a2Ri-p6Uz2Qc2Sa7Yhgb1fhDbl7oSTxCGk0CsohGXp0wTutJ_B99RRzzNpkkiqC1hWG-zbJ9Mey48W7F3-Phm8H-T-N3GEdLgLH/w640-h308/shortcut_2.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Shortcut near the town of Egbert</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The next two hours were a real grind. Somewhere between a zombie-like state of unrelenting movement and self-loathing buoyed by raw determination. I can't sugar-coat this, it wasn't a ton of fun at this point. </span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu7y89rbijJLqHNviyxZbrkCuBEOUsnqE_lMPi9cCtd5hBWM7S_fikbt_OV-eEWnANg0lSitsm9s4IdxLHPNyQcLjRyjz3WjnPQAm3K2V4usWqioJ36V1hPR8UQfNBB3r7RodzykHH9DTN2BkGvpinNrDKanCQ9xYfGgv-mVkUcydm1IVDkHXZ4N6/s4656/20200718_133335.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu7y89rbijJLqHNviyxZbrkCuBEOUsnqE_lMPi9cCtd5hBWM7S_fikbt_OV-eEWnANg0lSitsm9s4IdxLHPNyQcLjRyjz3WjnPQAm3K2V4usWqioJ36V1hPR8UQfNBB3r7RodzykHH9DTN2BkGvpinNrDKanCQ9xYfGgv-mVkUcydm1IVDkHXZ4N6/w640-h480/20200718_133335.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">From this point, you are exactly 3.1 miles / 5 km from the finish</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think the advantage of this route is the hardest part (the end) offers salvation in sight. About 3 miles from the finish, you start to see buildings and the bluffs loom larger on the horizon. Hope seeps into your brain.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I began to run out of water. With 2 miles to go, I was completely depleted of hydration. I was dealing with conflicting thoughts. Press on to the finish to finish in under 11 hours, or stop somewhere and get some water before the finish. By the time I reached a convenient place to purchase hydration, I figured I was only a mile from the finish line. There is a Dollar General about 1.3 miles from the Nebraska border. I did not stop, continuing to press on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f;"><br /></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Finally, it ends</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The walk through Pine bluffs, WY is slightly depressing and slightly uphill. You navigate a gentle right curve as you pass through town on HWY 30 / Lincoln Highway. When you see an RV park to your right (south) you know that you're almost there.<br /><br />The true border is a derelict service station. It's a really cool piece of history with an iconic image. However, you have to travel a bit further (500 feet) to make it official by reaching the "NEBRASKA ...the good life" sign. I wish I could say I sprinted with great speed to the finish, but limping would be more accurate. I completed the journey in 10 hours 58 minutes; a new course record.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ChiWcGrC8RiGd8A9A">Official End Point</a><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3ZOH3zSKT3t52RC58teVqIIjzElWsT0Ex7kI8hQBy4twByMrr6ZQpG63PSGWthgFWK1qxedNczCABYGrdNpQW-6unIWHzi6jJwh7UZOARStnfNEb7ajw5xqxROfW8HvdRxA5g_AsVidzW2oPjmToK0RO6o209qBh65-3vc3BHNIKPHuAqYXy5v3Z/s4656/20200718_143126(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3ZOH3zSKT3t52RC58teVqIIjzElWsT0Ex7kI8hQBy4twByMrr6ZQpG63PSGWthgFWK1qxedNczCABYGrdNpQW-6unIWHzi6jJwh7UZOARStnfNEb7ajw5xqxROfW8HvdRxA5g_AsVidzW2oPjmToK0RO6o209qBh65-3vc3BHNIKPHuAqYXy5v3Z/w640-h480/20200718_143126(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And THIS is the end, my friends</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br />A wonderful Mayhew picked me up at the border. I don't remember if I rode in a car back 500 feet, or if I walked. But we went back to the service station at the actual border for this iconic image.<br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sDQ2apaa3oqhZoSczFVnBA-T38X54hXz3LMRD2cmJCfVr_vNcH4-CiGP_ry_dL4r54NfiEFiJM_kklSDeEhm1QKIO_qpFN2-SoqNGpyXi2vXtCaxjl4Yp1ARKu8osWCjmUwDmD0wZg87HdUGgZyNaE61y4pr-1o8qB9roGUomzG-L4CPa54WPQlI/s4656/20200718_143437_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sDQ2apaa3oqhZoSczFVnBA-T38X54hXz3LMRD2cmJCfVr_vNcH4-CiGP_ry_dL4r54NfiEFiJM_kklSDeEhm1QKIO_qpFN2-SoqNGpyXi2vXtCaxjl4Yp1ARKu8osWCjmUwDmD0wZg87HdUGgZyNaE61y4pr-1o8qB9roGUomzG-L4CPa54WPQlI/w640-h480/20200718_143437_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I do not appear to be in peak physical form!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After hopping back in the air-conditioned car, we drove into town and I immensely enjoyed a large root beer float from the A&W that has since closed! After that, it was very relaxing to ride back to Cheyenne in just over 30 minutes, and I was back to my car.</span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Aftermath</span></h2><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Doing something like this puts a strain on your body, much like running a marathon. The greatest injury I sustained was to my feet. I was also pretty sore from the waist down. Here's a picture of my feet two days later. It also appears my ankles were a little swollen.</span></div><div><span style="color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXt2kusgk-m5du4A7zSARnrZrppyeTf68rDV9VNkFFoZHV_9uoUwu5qBa7oD1dHhmpmDRLnqJ30ckc-858LNFutHZyiLEYA4GBP9U4tMeT49nUP9g6E4VKzURcOX3_FRK2A9LwbANyIxoKvBaMXM5nxC6EyDspyzu9lRuLn2zgWZuLKpQZn2IxkXD/s4656/20200720_165502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="3492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXt2kusgk-m5du4A7zSARnrZrppyeTf68rDV9VNkFFoZHV_9uoUwu5qBa7oD1dHhmpmDRLnqJ30ckc-858LNFutHZyiLEYA4GBP9U4tMeT49nUP9g6E4VKzURcOX3_FRK2A9LwbANyIxoKvBaMXM5nxC6EyDspyzu9lRuLn2zgWZuLKpQZn2IxkXD/w300-h400/20200720_165502.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left foot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k876e0rVjV8SdL6wGE3u5uxcCBKf9xw2K8S-UT9dYJ-APUV_snQVYiEUjzcS7t6nB2bt0y_rLZSCxoFQU1thQ4STue-tuuJ_8C9nMZV_ODgUieaEoxpM8T0KtvCzgtso9vpreT_SA34xfzNUGVgUhiG9ps4zFNIJ25QGSg4OX02XDLmzvS70n2mJ/s4656/20200720_165402.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="3492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k876e0rVjV8SdL6wGE3u5uxcCBKf9xw2K8S-UT9dYJ-APUV_snQVYiEUjzcS7t6nB2bt0y_rLZSCxoFQU1thQ4STue-tuuJ_8C9nMZV_ODgUieaEoxpM8T0KtvCzgtso9vpreT_SA34xfzNUGVgUhiG9ps4zFNIJ25QGSg4OX02XDLmzvS70n2mJ/w300-h400/20200720_165402.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right heel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ideally, you'd rest for a few days, but I did not have that option. I was in the middle of my "walking streak" thus I had to walk at least two miles every day. Looking at my records, I didn't walk over three miles for the first week after. I do remember limping around for a little while. Here's my heel after 9 days.</span><span style="color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPvnPXAQNn5XZD0QFstUmiJMxrLinGR_FBhvqbV2kO5qqBWw9cf7fYBwYIB_EUL05Gklo_5krv_F7rQJarJdZNjLy1q2AESYFDi58DJ2pApaXDkPTb2W-ROginQZGXv9qW-vz8JGkHZCjkhdE5-xEr1ZeVhANfFZB0OBo3ZzntiNsTAmK0j_MD6DI/s4656/20200727_142209.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="3492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPvnPXAQNn5XZD0QFstUmiJMxrLinGR_FBhvqbV2kO5qqBWw9cf7fYBwYIB_EUL05Gklo_5krv_F7rQJarJdZNjLy1q2AESYFDi58DJ2pApaXDkPTb2W-ROginQZGXv9qW-vz8JGkHZCjkhdE5-xEr1ZeVhANfFZB0OBo3ZzntiNsTAmK0j_MD6DI/w300-h400/20200727_142209.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Still not in great shape with large chunks of skin flaking off</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">However, the body heals and after two weeks I was pretty much back to normal. (except for my feet). Would I attempt this journey again? Maybe. It might be nice to do it with cooler temps, but then you have to deal with higher winds.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Postscript</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jonathan Greve completed the GNW on October 5th, 2021, becoming the 4th human to accomplish this task. To the best of our records, here is the information on all known finishers.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZh5vG5ujeAjx-22puaCAIcncwsHeQoBWebQcgDYtQ3p5O97xDPY3DaoUIA__mVLIxblWn7G_8z1R7iyuOMS6vjOxj2xaTZCFgZoKASq52nfIxb3c58wxTxlisHxUD41Hvi5je10ubhUBDTMWtdeQ-lf1QTDCyHbLeLcwotlJ1knAPJWyl270-U0S/s368/finishers2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="368" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZh5vG5ujeAjx-22puaCAIcncwsHeQoBWebQcgDYtQ3p5O97xDPY3DaoUIA__mVLIxblWn7G_8z1R7iyuOMS6vjOxj2xaTZCFgZoKASq52nfIxb3c58wxTxlisHxUD41Hvi5je10ubhUBDTMWtdeQ-lf1QTDCyHbLeLcwotlJ1knAPJWyl270-U0S/s320/finishers2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">*Approximate date</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Youngest finisher: Joel Greve<br />Oldest finisher: Jon Greve<br />First Finisher: Joel Greve<br />Fastest Finisher: Dan Kesterson<br /><br /><br />If you endeavor to complete this mission, here are the agreed-upon rules. Note that you cannot do "less" than previous finishers and claim to "beat" them.<br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">GNW RULES</span></h3><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You must start at the official starting point</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You must end at the official endpoint (clock stops)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You must complete the walk in one calendar day</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You may not move using any mechanical means (bike, skateboard, rollerblades, etc)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You may use any route between these two points to complete the walk</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You may use any means to travel after the endpoint is reached</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Equipment /item stashes are allowed but were not used by most</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You must not litter, but you can discard trash in appropriate receptacles at TA Travel Center or Antelope</span></li></ul></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Recommended Equipment</span></h3><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Running shoes that are broken-in</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At least 2 pairs of merino wool socks</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Medical tape and moleskin</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chapstick</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunscreen</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hat and Sunglasses</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Water AND Gatorade</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">light jacket for early morning walking</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Phone for navigation, tracking, photos, and communication</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Headphones or earbuds</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">External phone battery and cable (11-15 hours is a long time)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">4-6 small snacks</span></li></ul></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373d3f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div>
</div></div></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com4Cheyenne, WY, USA41.1399814 -104.820246212.829747563821158 -139.97649619999999 69.450215236178849 -69.6639962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-3846680585948511922020-07-23T20:48:00.001-06:002023-01-18T13:45:55.377-07:00Big Island - Hawaii - Part 1<h2>
</h2><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hawaii- "The Big Island"</h1>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Day 1 - Arrival and check-in</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying in... there is the Big Island and Mauna Kea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at how beautiful the water is!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Touchdown in Kona!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">I brought some awesome beers to Hawaii</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the view from our private deck in Kona. Awesome!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course I had to drink a beer </td></tr>
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<br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Day 2 - Mauna Kea hike</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Mauna Kea, this is the massive Mauna Loa, one of 2 volcanos that makes up the island.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail up the volcano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Getting Higher, nearing the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avery and Anastasiya hiking up the steep, trail-less rocky slope</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii, 13,600'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way out, this is an old lava field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On a little boat cruise that same evening </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset over the waters outside Kona</td></tr>
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<br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Day 3 - Chocolate Tour, Southernmost Point, Green Sand Beach, Coffee Farm</h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the chocolate farm, before the tour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neat old Banyan tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Gecko</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out to the ocean from the Kona coffee region</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Southernmost point in the US - Hawaii</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was just plain gorgeous out here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The waves had a bit of drama too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A green sand beach. Stunning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivite minerals compose the green sand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kona coffee bush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kona coffee berries in the wash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower at the coffee plantation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this was an avocado tree?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaceful evening back at the resort</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset near the resort</td></tr>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Day 4- Waipi'o Valley, Akaka Falls, Botanical Garden, Hilo Zoo, Macadamia Nut Farm, Rainbow Falls, Sunset and Stargazing on Mauna Kea</h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had lunch here at Kolekole Beach Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating Zippys Malasadas in Hilo</td></tr>
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<div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Mauna Loa Macademia Nut farm</h3>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">Rainbow Falls near Hilo</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset from Mauna Kea visitor's center</td></tr>
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<br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Day 5 - Black Sand Beach, Hawaii Volcanoes NP</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting Closer to the lava entry</td></tr>
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Volcano House - Dinner on the edge of the crater</h3>
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Greenhorn Mountain 12,352'</h2>
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17.0 miles roundtrip (8.5 one way), ~4,400' of elevation gain.</h4>
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Greenhorn Mountain is the highpoint of Pueblo county, and the highest peak in the Wet Mountains. Despite being only 12k feet tall, it's the highest mountain in any direction for 40 miles. It lies inside the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness Area. On a clear day, you have great views of the Sangre De Cristo mountains, the Spanish Peaks, Pikes Peak, and plenty more.<br />
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Unfortunately for us, wildfire smoke was pretty prevalent and kind of spoiled the views a little. But it was still a nice hike in a remote area.<br />
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<b>This is a long hike</b>. The trail meanders slowly up and around various spurs on the flanks of this mountain before dumping you out of a relatively flat meadow that leads to a small but steep summit cone. Kind of weird, not like most summit hikes we've done. Up until the very end, the trail is NEVER what I would consider steep.<br />
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And speaking of trails, the Bartlett trail is <b>no longer maintained by the Forest service</b>. What this means is that there are at least 10 or 20 logs crossing the trail that you have to climb, crawl, step, or jump over. You also occasionally get whacked on both sides of the trail by tree branches. You'll notice in some of the trail pictures, the trail isn't very visible. It wasn't too hard to follow as the trailbed is still intact.<br />
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Another thing to note: There is no camping at the trailhead according to the sign posted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a HUGE discrepency between the USGS map and the actual trail - see above</td></tr>
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What I am trying to show you on this map is that the actual trail doesn't really follow the USGS map very well. I believe my GPS tracks are the appropriate trail - not sure what's going on here.<br />
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One final note. I recommend you START EARLY. We hit the trail just before 515 AM. It's not hard to follow the trail in the dark, and it's quite long. The first 2 miles and last 1 mile of the trail is not very shaded either.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First picture of the hike... finally getting light out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's the trail up ahead...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken right at the junction</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wide open views. Notice the Spanish Peaks in the background</td></tr>
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One of the things we discussed about this hike- you really need the right mentality. You might get aggravated at how long it is. Don't worry about when it'll be over. Just try to enjoy it for what it is, and try to maintain a sense of perspective. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the rugged valley </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the trail again in the middle, not real well defined</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, the summit comes into view! But it's deceptively far away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the trail on the right side, winding through the deadfall then entering the trees ahead </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the trees, but more deadfall ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally in the clear, and getting closer to the summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It gets progressively steeper the closer you get to the summit. We curved around right of center to the summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">180 degree summit panorama, South to North</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking West from the summit. Would be a nice view with less smoke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking North. You can see the (unranked) North summit distant left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoom in on Blanca Peak (center), Ellingwood Point, Mt. Lindsey. I think Little Bear is hidden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kind of hard to see, but the Crestone Group is over here. Not a great angle to observe them from.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking East at the valley floor some 6,000' down</td></tr>
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Yeah, it was pretty smokey. You couldn't see nearly as far as you normally would be able to. It's a shame, but what can you do? It was otherwise a very nice day with hardly a cloud in the sky.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This gives you an idea of just how massive the Spanish Peaks are.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Returning from whence we came. I was a bit worried we wouldn't be able to find our way back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the canyon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical trail mid-descent </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aspen tunnel</td></tr>
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We really tried to hustle on this hike. It took us 3 hours and 42 minutes on the ascent. On the way down, we did some running. How much, it's hard to say. Maybe 3-4 miles worth? The descent took 2 hours and 24 minutes. Car to car was 6.5 hours. Not a speed record by any means.<br />
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As expected, we saw absolutely no one on this hike. Not at any point. This is a seldom traveled area, fairly far from Denver. It's also not a 14er, a Centennial Peak, or even a 13er. But it's a nice hike and well worth the effort.<br />
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As for the route, I do think the Bartlett trail is a nice option for this peak. The "driving" option feels like cheating to me, coming so close to the summit. The northern trail is shorter but steeper, and it requires you to do a lot of bushwhacking to gain the summit. You also have to climb the north summit, hike to the actual summit, and back again. Seems like a pain to me.<br />
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Hmm. We did our epic adventure in 3 parts this year. Will there be a part 4? Stay tuned!Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-15277753789765102002018-08-08T21:25:00.001-06:002018-08-08T21:29:32.114-06:00Epic Adventure 2018 - Part 2<h2>
Pettingell Peak 13,553'</h2>
Grand County Highpoint, Colorado Rank 217<br />
East Ridge loop to south slopes descent<br />
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Part 2 of Epic Adventure 2018 is another county highpoint. A dayhike! The route looked interesting and it was also quite accessible. So off we go!<br />
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This hike starts at the Herman Gulch trail, apparently one of the most popular trails in Colorado. On the way up we only saw about a dozen people. On the way down, 167 people and about 15 dogs.<br />
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Hit the trail at 0715. I wouldn't have minded a little earlier start but there were delays.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail is very wide. Moderately steep near the beginning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It soon opens up to a wonderful valley view. That is Pettingell in the distance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now much closer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After climbing up a couple hundred feet, we looked down on the lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Previewing the route ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the route ahead. There is no trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red is the route that I took; it ended up going class 3+. The yellow route should be class 2 if you tried that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost to the ridge. Mostly class 2 with routefinding, class 3 was there if you wanted it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the ridge, peering down the other side into that drainage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east from where we started on the ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can scramble up and over the class 3 here, or circle around to the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look back at the bypass that we took. Mostly class 2.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some scrambling, depending on when you regain the ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the ridge to come. Sticking to the ridge proper requires some ups and downs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went up just to the right of center. The left routes look good but there was some exposure on that side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Around to the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some steep rock towers near the crux of the ridge. We again circled to the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look back down the ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little bit of class 3 climbing coming around the crux</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After bypassing the crux- it's just an easy stroll to the summit- it's not even very steep. </td></tr>
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So you may be wondering- how did we like the East Ridge? It was nice. You can choose your own difficulty. You can get class 3 or even some class 4 climbing here if you want. The exposure is around, but not terrible. It gives you a chance to work on your route finding. It feels like a little adventure. So overall, we were pleased with it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking W toward the Gore Range</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit Selfie!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking SW toward Frisco</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panorama looking North</td></tr>
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We came down on the west side of the summit, but quickly turned left and just started heading down the slope. It really wasn't too steep or loose.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting down the slope</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lake as viewed from above </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming down the gully back to the lake</td></tr>
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The gully past the observation point was a little rocky, sometimes a little slippery, but nothing terrible.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hermann Lake, I think? You can see the hordes of people.</td></tr>
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On the way down I put away the camera and focused on cruising at high speed. We had some liquid business to attend to!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stopped for some Hazy IPA goodness at Outer Range. It was almost on the way back...</td></tr>
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<iframe height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1jfKCd2iOJq_NffyhzI6CQpMVreSUF-SQ&hl=en" width="640"></iframe><br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0Pettingell Peak, Colorado 80468, USA39.7291534 -105.9047348000000314.755353900000003 -147.21332880000003 64.7029529 -64.596140800000029tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-66657514383161153282018-07-22T22:02:00.000-06:002018-08-08T21:29:09.993-06:00Epic Adventure 2018 - Part 1<h2>
Summit Peak 13,300'</h2>
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Archuleta County Highpoint<br />
Southern San Juan Mountain Range</h3>
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In our continuing quest to climb all the Colorado County highpoints, I zeroed in on a cluster of peaks in the South San Juan Mountains. Summit, Conejos, and Bennett Peaks are all fairly close together. We had planned to do all 3 in one weekend, but sometimes, plans change. This "man trip" consisted of Avery, Scott, and myself.<br />
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We left COS around 3pm, drove straight to our camping area- Stunner Campground.<br />
While I think Stunner might be a bit overstated, it's a nice little camping area. Here we were, in July on a weekend- there was only 1 other person here. We had the place virtually to ourselves. It's a free campground and it has a pit toilet!<br />
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Anyway, woke up at 5am and got on our way. From the campground, the trailhead area is 15-20 minute drive up gentle dirt roads. And I must say, the dirt roads were in great shape when we went there this year. Easy driving for any type of vehicle.</div>
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The night was.. interesting. It rained pretty well for an hour or so, as I drifted in and out of sleep. Not sure exactly how much. The only thing I know is that when we woke up EVERYTHING was soaked. But we were dry inside my tent. Best $200 I ever spent.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise, one of the benefits of getting up early</td></tr>
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The parking area could accommodate half a dozen vehicles, maybe more. We were the only people here.<br />
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It quickly became apparent that there wasn't much of a trail in places. We were bushwhacking through wet grass and plants. Luckily I had some GPS waypoints to follow.<br />
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One weird aspect of this trail. It is VERY lightly traveled. It's not well established. It's not easy to follow. Because of this, and the wet weather - we ended up soaked. My boots filled up with water. I ended up stopping at least 3 times before the summit to wring water out of my socks. Somehow, we did the whole hike without me getting blisters!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forest typical of the lower elevations. Lots of beetle kill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You climb into this beautiful basin </td></tr>
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We found a trail, then lost the trail, then found it again. It traverses a slope, then comes across a basin. All the plants were soaking wet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point the trail was a muddy rut</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading up above treeline. Tons of beetle kill in the area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a beautiful place.</td></tr>
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Right after this photo was taken, something amazing happened. We heard elk bugling. It sounded awesome, but kind of eerie in a way too. We couldn't see them, but we knew they were around. And I must say, in climbing over 70 summits, we have never heard elk bugling as we were heading up in the morning. Quite a treat!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit Peak comes into view, finally.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There it is! Summit Peak dead ahead.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe this is "the Unicorn" and Montezuma. Typical San Juan beauty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool view, and look - there is wildlife there </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoom in a little, we see 4 elk!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's kind of a trail here, but I believe this is part of the CDT</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking Southeast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy hikers</td></tr>
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After leaving the CDT, you literally just head up the steep, grassy slope. When you attain the ridge, the slope eases significantly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After bashing up a sleep grassy slope, we are nearly there</td></tr>
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Once we attained the ridge, it was an easy stroll to the summit. The exposure on the north side was intense!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The exposure on the one side was steep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very Steep dropoff straight ahead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking WSW</td></tr>
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Standing on the summit, I was reminding how big this world is, and how small we are. In every direction I look and I see the beauty of nature, not yet ruined by mankind. It's a blessing to see such a rugged, wild landscape. The weather was extremely mild. A little chilly, slight breeze. Nice enough to sit and enjoy the view and soak it all in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking North</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This especially rugged and craggy summit demanded our attention, and our intrigue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northerly Panorama</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avery about to top out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same elk, but there are more now!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northeast from summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rio Grande pyramid, distant center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are still lots of wildflowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are but a spec in this large place. Our car is parked distant left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers</td></tr>
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On the way back I decided to bushwhack down the slope and cut out a bit of distance. It worked. We made it back in only 3 miles (instead of 4), and saved a bunch of time in the process.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many nice waterfalls in the area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some nice pools to swim in, if freezing water is your thing</td></tr>
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So, because of some strange circumstances, we left and went home. Basically, the dog got injured from a bunch of small cuts, and was bleeding a lot. We decided to let him get some rest instead of dragging out the trip.<br />
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BUT- the southern San Juan mountains are beautiful, rugged, isolated, and uncrowded. The peaks are sublime. We saw no one while hiking. The trail barely existed. It was a good trip.<br />
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Day 2- Fravert Basin >; Trailrider Pass > Buckskin Pass > Crater Lake</h4>
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Start: 10,720' High: 12,462' Low: 10,076' Gain: 3812' Loss: 4458' Distance: ~15 miles</h4>
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We hit the trail at 730 AM, not particularly early, but much earlier than the previous day. We even had the luxury of drinking coffee, and they partook in hot oatmeal as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really cool section of trail that we got started on right away. We dropped down a headwall into the lower basin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out from the same spot. It was very lush down below</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty huge waterfall, I think someone called it King Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another look. It spills onto a pile of massive boulders about 2/3 of the way down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prime moose habitat, but we didn't see any</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers were everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd and final major stream crossing. It was much smoother and calmer than the last one. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water was still ICE-cold of course</td></tr>
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One of the "luxury items" I brought was an MSR camp towel. It weighs a good ounce when dry. We all used it to dry our feet off before we put our socks and boots back on. It proved to be worth it's weight in gold.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half stream, half waterfall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail reached this wonderful meadow with BIG views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A selfie, why not?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Maroon (L) and Maroon Peak (R)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3-shot panorama of the area below Trailrider pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avery is heading up the pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On top of trailrider pass, they were able to have a brief moment together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down at Snowmass Lake from the pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panorama, looking East</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to cross half a dozen snowfields, this was the longest initially</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer view of Snowmass Lake</td></tr>
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The descent into the Snowmass Lake basin was absolutely breathtaking and the weather was beautiful. It's moments like this that you climb up the passes for!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back up at Trailrider Pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down at Snowmass Lake. It looks inviting but the water is just above freezing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowmass mountain (14,098') is the small point in the back middle. It's a fairly challenging summit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This snowfield was really long and slushy and not at all fun for Anastasiya</td></tr>
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And this was as good a time as any to sit down and eat some lunch. I ate a Met RX Big 100 bar, 2 oz of sour cream and cheddar ruffles, a meat stick, and some leftover trail mix. That was good because we had plenty more hiking to do.<br />
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About this time we had to decide if we were going to keep pushing up the last pass or hunker down and do more hiking tomorrow. Despite me running out of water, and the threat of thunderstorms in the distance, we decided to continue onward. I told you I can be stubborn right?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought this looked really cool hiking next to the cliff edge</td></tr>
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We had a really neat encounter with a family of mountain goats on Buckskin pass. We tried really hard to not disturb the goats, but they ended up coming very close to us and running between myself and the other 2 in our group. <br />
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After topping out on Buckskin pass, I admit I was feeling a bit deflated. We still had a pretty good amount of ground to cover, and fatigue was starting to set in. I actually took a several-minute break on the way down just to give my quads and shoulders a rest. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The summit trail for North Maroon Peak is partially visible here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we get closer to crater lake, aspen groves emerge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indeed Brewing Companies Rum King was a nice treat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our route for day 2 was quite cicuitous</td></tr>
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Besides the excitement of a wandering porcupine, we were pretty tired and went to sleep pretty early this second night, after another huge dinner.<br />
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The next morning I woke up early and went for a little 1-mile hike with my camera trying to get some good pictures. The lake was calm at first but as the sun came up a stiff breeze blew away my hopes of good reflection shots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pyramid reflected in Crater Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Maroon Bells from Crater Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maroon Bells w/ alpenglow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Maroon dominates the view</td></tr>
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The final morning had us hiking about 2.5 miles from Crater lake the Maroon Lake trailhead. We met a really fun couple from South Africa who had also completed the 4-pass Loop at the same time as us. We talked about how fortunate we were to have such good weather on the trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at the trailhead. After roughly 30 miles of hiking, we are ready to take the packs off and eat some real food!</td></tr>
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In Aspen we treated ourselves to a huge brunch and then drove home back over independence pass, through Leadville, Copper Mountain, Frisco, to Denver.<br />
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This was a great trip despite the at-times really heavy crowds on the trail. This is a wonderful route that is slowly being loved to death. I would recommend it but with an asterisk next to it, don't do the 4-Pass Loop if you are looking for solitude or a pure wilderness experience. Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-89248413411510937872017-08-10T21:07:00.001-06:002017-08-10T22:16:40.519-06:004 Pass Loop - Aspen / Maroon Bells - PART 1<h2>
4-Pass Loop - Aspen Snowmass Wilderness area</h2>
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Day 1- 12 miles and 3800' of elevation gain</h3>
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Maroon Lake TH > West Maroon Pass > Frigid Air Pass > Fravert Basin </h3>
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So the 4-Pass loop has been on Anastasiya's bucket list ever since she heard about it. I was always curious, but backpacking isn't strictly my "thing". In fact, I've never done a backpacking trip before in my life, although we have done at least a dozen "approach hikes" on our peak-bagging trips. That being said, it didn't take much convincing for me to agree to this.<br />
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It was also Anastasiya's first backpacking trip, so she was a bit nervous that we would forget an important detail or might run into a bear. Thankfully, I am an obsessive planner and everything ended up just fine. I may have made a very detailed spreadsheet with 6 different tabs...<br />
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But anyway, we left Colorado Springs at 430 PM on a Friday afternoon. Thanks to my wife and sister in law for watching my kids and their kids while we were gone!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Independence Pass was cool and damp even in the height of summer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last fringes of sunset evaporate behind the mountains, underneath a blanket of peaceful clouds</td></tr>
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After a painfully slow dinner in Buena Vista, and a brief stop at Independence Pass, we arrived in Aspen around 9PM, and drove on to our accommodations in Snowmass Village. After a bit of re-packing we hit the hay and woke up at a leisurely 6 AM- had showers and coffee and all that jazz.<br />
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We also indulged in the luxury of a hot breakfast, and I really chowed down on hardboiled eggs and freshly cooked waffles. I think that probably helped me, later. <br />
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I thought we might be able to park at the overnight lot, but that did not happen. I dropped off Anastasiya, Avery, and my huge backpack at the trailhead at Maroon Lake. Then I hightailed it back to Aspen Highlands, parked, and road the bus up. We didn't get started hiking until 9am.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe that's a look of excitement and a bit of apprehension?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the first selfie (photo credit Avery)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mean, it's hard to take a bad picture right?</td></tr>
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The hike starts at the obnoxiously popular Maroon Lake. It's no surprise though, given the incredible beauty and relatively simple access. You see every type of person here, from overweight tourists in flip-flops to mountain climbers, elite athletes, professional photographers, serious road bikers, and everything in between. Fortunately, the crowds quickly melt away as you put some distance between you and the trailhead. By Crater Lake it's starting to thin a bit, and after that it's more isolated.<br />
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But again, this is a VERY popular route, in the summer, on a weekend. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crater Lake, North Maroon Peak (front right), Maroon Peak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading up the trail after about 3 miles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very large unmelted snowfield. It was pretty low-angle stuff</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees are starting to thin out a bit after ~5 miles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first major obstacle, a wide and somewhat deep stream crossing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anastasiya is giving Avery a pole</td></tr>
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Okay, so this is the point where I explain the disaster that was the first stream crossing. We had all brought alternative footwear to utilize for stream crossings. I removed my boots and slipped into some Croc sandals. I cautiously lead the way across the stream and reached the other side. Anastasiya similarly made it across. But Avery - not only did Avery lose his flip-flops to the swift current, but when he reached the other side, we realized he also did not have his hiking boots either. He was completely without footwear. I felt a surge of urgency and I jumped up and took off looking. My mind was flooded with emotions. Our trip might be over before it even started. We could be totally hosed. I scrambled through some muddy willows as I scoured the creek downstream from our crossing. I said a quick and emotional prayer that God would guide me and help me to find the missing items.<br />
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About 50' downstream there was a large jumble of branches that crossed the creek. I jumped in the water and started digging around with my hands under the icy water. Nothing mattered but finding the shoes. I found one of the flip-flops almost right away, but it took a good 30 seconds of frantic searching to find the second flip-flop underwater. I looked a bit more but soon realized that there were no hiking boots.<br />
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I arrived back at the other 2 feeling both energized and deflated. I quickly crossed back over the stream, with no regard to falling or slipping. I started scouring the bushes and grass on the far back. It was then that I found a single black boot. Elation. I heaved the shoe across the bank and turned back- quickly finding the other shoe which I enthusiastically tossed to the opposite bank.<br />
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Once again I splashed into the icy waters and charged across the creek, now triumphant. I quickly reached my backpack and flopped down on the ground. I was elated, but the flood of emotions was almost overwhelming. I really felt like God was guiding me.This whole situation took at most 5 minutes. My legs were almost numb from the cold water, but the bright sunlight and dry air quickly eased the chill.<br />
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After a snack break and footwear change, we were back on the trail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back from where we came</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It got a big snowy / muddy during this section</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The upper basin is beautiful</td></tr>
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Story time! I am not always a very patient person. I noticed that Anastasiya seemed to be slowing down. I think maybe her energy levels were running low. It was probably a combination of the altitude and the hours we'd been hiking started to wear on her. <br />
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As she was taking a break, I removed her trekking poles from her backpack and handed them to her. She looked a bit puzzled I think. I took her backpack and started hiking away- carrying it the rest of the way up the pass. I will admit, at times the additional load felt like a burden. But I was stubborn and it made me think of friendship. If you can't do something nice for your friends what's the point? I reached the top of West Maroon Pass and honestly I was relieved to drop the pack(s). It's a feeling of lightness, of freedom. You can't appreciate some things until you free yourself of the burden. I felt like a helium balloon adrift in the breeze.<br />
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And the view was pretty incredible.<br />
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If humans were robots, mechanical in nature, this short break would have recharged my batteries.<br />
The trail immediately following this drops down about 740' down into the valley, and then you have a relatively mellow and enjoyable ~2 miles until a small and steep push up Frigid Air Pass.<br />
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There was an abundance of beautiful wildflowers in the basin. We truly came at a great time. The clouds were prevalent but not threatening. The weather was absolutely perfect. After West Maroon Pass there was absolutely no one else around - we would not see another person the rest of the day after about 5 minutes down the pass.<br />
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The area between West Maroon Pass is not only beautiful but very serene. You've got impressive alpine views the whole way, and the trail is very smooth and only moderately steep. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a short but steep push up Frigid Air Pass</td></tr>
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Reaching the top of Frigid Air Pass was again, surprisingly emotional. I'm not sure what my deal was, but as I looked out over the vast and beautiful landscape unfolding before me, a tear welled up in my eye. To think that God put such beautiful places on this earth for humans to enjoy, really puts it all in perspective.<br />
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We made a hasty descent into the Fravert basin. I was ready for some dinner and ready to be rid of my large backpack for the day. Along the way we noticed some signs of bear activity. Mainly, scraped bark near the trail and the bear poop/pine needles thing they love to leave behind<br />
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Eventually we found a wonderful campsite with nearby water source and abundant "sitting logs"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tent site. It was a bit flatter then it looks like and was quite spacious.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was mighty tasty after a long day of hiking. Sunny Side Up from Pizza Boy</td></tr>
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We finished hiking at 5pm and honestly it felt quite luxurious to have all that time to relax and perform simple tasks like filtering water, setting up camp, and just kind of relaxing. For dinner I had Chicken Chili Mountain house, 2oz of Cheddar Sour Cream Ruffles, a Snickers Bar, 8oz of beer, and 12oz of hot chocolate. I ate a lot on this trip and honestly I feel like that was a good idea.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part 2 can be found <a href="https://exploringandwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/4-pass-loop-aspensnowmass-part-2.html">HERE</a></span>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-29808423565099889962017-07-31T23:28:00.004-06:002023-01-18T14:21:18.003-07:00Mauna Kea Summit Hike - Big Island Hawaii<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mauna Kea Summit Hike</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
September 20th, 2016<br /> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
(Big Island) Hawaii</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
13,803' - High Point of Hawaii<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
Standard trail from "Switchback" at 10,100'<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
9.3 miles, 3,700' of elevation gain</span></h3><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
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My parents have always been big fans of Hawaii, but I've never made it out there. We started saving airline miles, and 5 years later we thought - hey, we finally might be able to do this. Along the way I was climbing mountains, and I realized that Mauna Kea was definitely something I wanted to do when I was there.<br />
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My fantasy was to climb Mauna Kea at nearly 14,000', and then take a dip in the warm ocean later on that day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mauna Kea from the plane</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heading up the road on Mauna Kea</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Higher up the road on Mauna Kea</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What the switchback looks like where we started hiking</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The trail from the switchback</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The trail started to flatten out near the top</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The true summit is to the right</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At this point it goes slightly downhill</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Moon over Mauna Kea</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heading up the final pitch</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Summit observatories</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mauna Loa from the summit of Mauna Kea</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Looking North-East</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Heading back down</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh look, I found vegetation!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nearing the end</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Google Earth map of GPS tracks for the hike. It doesn't look like we climbed almost 4k feet!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We ate at TJs BBQ on Da Beach! (note- not on the beach)</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After the hike we drove all the way back to Kona, about 90 minutes, and ate the best smoked ribs I've ever had! They were served atop white rice and fresh pineapple slices! It tasted extra good after the long hike and drive!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kona area from the boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunset from the boat</span></td></tr>
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<b>BONUS PICS- BECAUSE HAWAII</b><br />
Here's just a small slice of some of the other stuff we crammed into the other 3 days we were in the Big Island Hawaii<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Looking SW from about 1,000' (south of Kona)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southernmost point in the US</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am about to get blasted by a huge wave</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Green Sand Beach</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Green Sand</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Waipio Valley</span></td></tr>
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We made the long drive to Hawaii Volcanos National Park and hiked 11 miles RT to see lava entering the ocean! HVNP was an interesting place. It was 6,000'; cold wet and rainy at the entrance. Hot and dry and clear at the ocean.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The hike to the lava entry was long and hot</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The "hot crossing" was a bit spicy knowing lava was underneath our feet</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We had a great time in Hawaii. The big island is nothing short of magical. I highly recommend you check it out if you are on the fence.</span></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0Hawaii, USA19.8967662 -155.5827818-8.4134676361788472 169.2609682 48.20700003617884 -120.42653179999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-32723482175244327462017-02-26T20:50:00.002-07:002017-02-26T20:50:43.009-07:00Big Adventure 2016 - Part 2<b>Big Adventure 2016 - Part 2</b><br />
State Forest State Park<br />
Clark Peak 12,951'<br />
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Clark Peak is the highest mountain in the Medicine Bow Range- a range that stretches nearly 100 miles from Colorado into Wyoming. There is no higher mountain in Colorado this far north. Not to be confused with the other, higher Clark Peak in the Elk Mountains, Clark Peak is also the high point of Jackson County.<br />
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We drove into State Forest State Park and navigated a series of paved and dirt roads. As soon as the dirt road turned to "4WD only" it got pretty rough, and we camped for the night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And soon afterwards we began climbing to the summit sans trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About halfway up the slope above Jewel Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was very windy and cold at the summit. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking South. Way way in the background to the left appears to be Longs Peak.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down into the expansive North Park area. It was surreal looking at this park some 7,000 feet above them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking North we spied this picturesque area. That is South Rawah Peak and North Rawah Peak</td></tr>
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We descended as quickly as we were able to, eager to pack up and leave. It took us 2.5 hours to ascend and 1.5 hours to get all the way down. We were ready to face the long drive home with a stop for some refreshments.<br />
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Basic stats: 6.7 miles RT (possibly more)*<br />
3100' elevation gain/ loss<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great beer at Funkwerks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great beer from Funkwerks </td></tr>
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Overall this was a great trip, but it was a lot of driving. Luckily we had a great vehicle to take us all over the north part of the state. From State Forest State Park we went up over Cameron Pass and down the long, winding Poudre Canyon to Fort Collins. We knocked out 2 northern county high points, getting us just a little closer to our goal.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0State Forest State Park, 56750 CO-14, Walden, CO 80480, USA40.550568299999988 -106.0365878999999715.028533799999988 -147.34518189999997 66.072602799999984 -64.727993899999973tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-33855103107447584232017-02-26T06:46:00.002-07:002017-02-26T06:46:36.759-07:00So you want to Climb a 14er? Physical Training - part 2/5Climbing a 14er efficiently requires a certain level of fitness. The difficulty you'll experience attempting to reach the summit varies tremendously based on your age, physical condition, and other medical factors. What I'd like to accomplish is defining some training methods you can utilize to improve your ability to climb 14ers efficiently. Obviously getting out to the mountains to hike uphill at altitude is the best training, but on the weekdays when you have to work, a quick gym or home workout may be easier to fit into your busy schedule.<br />
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1) <b>Weight Loss</b>. The elephant in the room. If you are like most Americans, you could benefit from reducing the amount of body fat your are carrying around. Each extra lb of fat you are carrying diminishes your ability to climb uphill, and puts additional wear on your knees. Just imagine the difference between climbing stairs unemcumbered, or while wearing a 20 lb backpack. If you are unsure of your bodyfat percentage, you should consult your doctor. You can also reference the BMI chart, but keep in mind, this chart is an estimation only and may not be accurate for some individuals.<br />
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2) <b>Cardio</b>. This is obvious, but cardio is a huge factor in climbing 14ers. You will be spending 4-10 hours hiking, so the ability to maintain a manageable heart rate while climbing at altitude is important. Being able to recover quickly is also important. <br />
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Running outside is great exercise, it's free, and a lot of people can do it. Ideally you'd want to be able to run 3+ miles at a steady pace without stopping to rest or walk. Running improves cardiovascular and provides a similar light impact workout to hiking.<br />
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Running or walking stairs is another good exercise. You could substitute a stairmaster or stair stepper if you have access to that. In addition to improving cardio, this does work on some muscular strength.<br />
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Lastly, HIIT workouts have been getting a lot of attention lately because of their big benefits and short time commitment. High Intensity Interval Training involves intervals of intense activity followed by a more moderate activity. Common intervals include 1 minute of high-intensity exercise followed by 1 minute of low-intensity exercise. This cycle repeats 3-10 times. A common interval method involves walking and running on a treadmill.<br />
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3) <b>Body weight exercises</b>. These can be very helpful to increase your strength, which becomes more important as you get into steeper climbs like class 2 and class 3. These can include bodyweight squats, lunges, walking lunges, and box jumps (or box steps). This could also include pull-ups, push-ups, and dips. Planking, mountain climbers, and flutter kicks all work on your abdominals and core, which is good for balance and stability. The best part about bodyweight exercises is that they are free to do because they require minimal or no equipment.<br />
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You can also do things like lunges, squats, and pull-ups with a weighted pack on to simulate hiking just a little better.<br />
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4) <b>Free weights.</b> While not strictly something you would do for hiking fitness, these exercises are great for core strength, muscle mass, metabolism, and strength. You will not automatically get "bulky" when you lift weights either. Suggested exercises that help with climbing 14ers would include: Deadlifts, squats, lat pull-downs, decline bench press, weighted dips, and anything that would help with legs, core, or grip strength.<br />
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I've also become a big fan of <b>Back Squats</b> (weighted squats) for hiking. Back Squats develop nearly every single muscle in your legs, your glutes, and your core. If you go down this route, doing many reps of roughly your bodyweight is a good way to train up for climing mountains. It will also add strength and stability to your knees, and increase your metabolism.<br />
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Example workouts:<br />
In general, weighted exercises should come before cardio if doing both activities on the same day. Workouts should be limited to 60 minutes or less, but be at least 10 minutes for HIIT or 30 minutes for steady state cardio.<br />
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HIIT running:<br />
Warm-up: 3 sets of walking lunges, 1 minute each.<br />
8 minutes of jogging at an easy pace<br />
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HIIT: 60 seconds of running (8-10+ mph), 60 seconds of walking (3.5-4 mph) x (5-10 intervals)<br />
Cool-down: 5 minutes of walking at a moderate pace.<br />
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If you have access to a large staircase, you can run up the stairs and then walk down, repeating several times. <br />
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Warm-up: 3 sets of 40 bodyweight squats<br />
5-8 minutes on the exercise bike, low to moderate effort<br />
20 minutes on the stairmaster, fast enough to get your HR up really high (consult a HR chart if you don't know where you should be)<br />
5-10 minutes of cooldown walking or riding exercise bikeDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-58505891973130435952017-02-22T09:12:00.000-07:002017-08-08T15:05:27.439-06:00Big Adventure 2016- Part 1<b>Big Adventure 2016 - Part 1 </b><br />
Mt. Zirkel Wilderness- Mt. Zirkel Summit 12,185'<br />
"Zirkel Circle" (modified)<br />
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This trip was a long time in the making. We had wanted to come here the previous year, but things didn't work out and we had to cancel. We finally were able to make the drive up to North central Colorado to make this trip happen.<br />
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This was a long day. We were originally going to backpack in, but that didn't work with our schedule. We started off in the dark around 5 AM. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks nice, but what is that thing?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, it's a bear</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>So about 3 miles into our hike, we ran across this bear. I instantly became super cautious and aware of my surroundings. I didn't want to run into some bear cubs and an angry mama bear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was quite lush and green. For Colorado, anyway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Target acquired (it's distant right)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have come a long way through a marsh and up a heavily treed slope, when we reached this open area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up on the ridge now, but the journey is far from over. We came up to the right, but we'd end up going down to the left on our way down. You can see why it took so long to return.</td></tr>
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At this point we made a decision to hike the loop instead of returning the way we came. We justified that even though it would add 2 miles to our journey, it would be easier going, and thus, faster.<br />
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Let's be real- the return hike felt really long and tiring. And it turns out it was 10 miles to go back that way! We ended up thirsty, hot, and very tired. Reaching the car at the end felt amazing. I quickly drank a bunch of cold water from the jug and we swapped our hiking boots for shoes. Then it was on to Steamboat Springs for beer at Storm Peak Brewing. I think that was our favorite brewery in steamboat. Here's what our 16 mile hike looks like in Google Earth:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GPS says: 15.8 miles, 4,621' of elevation gain/loss. 7 hrs 29 min moving time </td></tr>
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We did a modified route. We ended up bushwhacking from the meadow up to the Zirkel ridge, which saved several miles off of the out-and-back from red dirt pass.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We really enjoyed cooling off at Storm Peak Brewing Co in Steamboat Springs</td></tr>
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That was a pretty long hike but we soon relaxed as we drove off to the next hiking destination, State Forest State park. See part II...<br />
<a href="http://exploringandwine.blogspot.com/2017/02/">PART 2 IS HERE</a>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-22968158759528848082015-08-21T15:11:00.001-06:002015-08-21T15:11:53.412-06:00Rocky Mountain National Park- Bear Lake and Beyond<h2>
Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the most popular hike in Rocky Mountain National Park (Emerald Lake). It's easy to see why- good trailhead access, stunning scenery, mild grades, easy trail. In 6 miles you can see 5 different lakes, forest, streams and waterfalls. This Friday morning was quite busy, and a Saturday or Sunday would be even more crowded. This is quite a nice hike, and would be excellent for snowshoeing as well. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> I took my sister and nephew from Wisconsin, and my 3 year old son. I was proud of him, he made it 5 miles out of the 6 before I had to carry him. It was his longest hike to date. Altitude doesn't much seem to bother him, but boredom certainly does. </span></h3>
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6.0 miles<br />
1309' of elevation gain<br />
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If one were to repeat this hike, there is a shortcut at the switchback above Dream Lake so you don't have to circle all the way around the bottom. I didn't investigate to see how viable it is. As this is a high-volume trail, it is important to stay on the trail as much as possible.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-50245847658717331192015-08-21T14:35:00.001-06:002015-08-24T09:08:33.224-06:00Mt. Fletcher, the one behind Quandary<h2>
Mt. Fletcher 13,951'</h2>
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I did this hike true "ultralight" style with only a few items- my phone served as camera and GPS unit, and a running hydration bladder. It worked out fine, although it was pretty cold and windy near the summit. GPS tracking and photos are from an iPhone 6 with no additional processing or editing.<br />
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The trail has been rerouted above the dam to avoid erosion. In addition, just like the 13ers.com route description mentioned, the trail effectively disappears above the lake. The route never really exceeded class 2 at any point, despite having to move around the cliff band/ snow gully. I suspect this snow will remain all year.<br />
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We were thinking about a traverse over to drift peak, but a couple things gave us pause. There were clouds building and visibility wasn't perfect. It was cold and a little windy. Unsure of the weather and also lacking proper gloves, I decided we should skip it this day. It was probably a good choice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little pan from the summit from Drift Peak over to Quandary and back</td></tr>
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Afterwards we went to Breckenridge Brewery where I had a pulled pork sandwich and a Dark Rye-der Black IPA<br />
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GPS says:<br />
2200' of gain<br />
5.0 miles RT<br />
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<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-91438014480124686082015-07-28T13:49:00.001-06:002015-07-29T06:00:38.625-06:00Crystal Peak A<h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Crystal Peak 13,852' </h2>
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From Aqueduct road (sort-of)</h3>
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10 miles RT, 3200' of elevation gain</h3>
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7/25/2015</h4>
Cameras used: Nikon D5100 and iPhone 6<br />
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I was looking for a hike to do with my friends who recently moved to Washington. They live just above sea level and were wary of their conditioning.<br />
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When we arrived in Breck it was 48 degrees and raining. Not typical July weather.<br />
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We were planning on Quandary but a combination of a probable late start on a Saturday and parking issues made me think something different would be better. The plan was to start at the Aqueduct road and hook up with the 4x4 road in Crystal basin. However, due to my lack of knowledge of the area, and a rougher road than anticipated, lead us to stop short and hike a chunk of the road. Fortunately hiking the road goes pretty fast, almost as fast as driving it in a 2WD rental Rav 4.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We parked at the creek crossing. Little did I know we were far from the aqueduct road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some nice trail on the Wheeler Trail shortcut/bypass</td></tr>
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The wheeler trail has a challenging creek crossing before joining the Crystal Creek 4x4 road. We eventually made it but someone got a foot in the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stream crossing on Wheeler trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wildflowers were abundant</td></tr>
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The meadows and dwindling forest were superb, the wildflowers were in full force. This early in the morning, there was no one to be seen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Columbines in the wild</td></tr>
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Crossing the creek just below the lake was quite challenging, the road/trail brings you up to a portion where the outlet is almost 80' wide. I managed to rock-hop my way across.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father Dyer on the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2-shot panorama. Crystal is distant left-center (with snow on it)</td></tr>
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On the other side of the creek, the trail very gradually makes it's way up the side of Peak 10. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5-shot panorama of the lower basin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to cross a snowfield about 50' long in late July</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on the lower Crystal Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's hard to believe this used to be a jeep road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Crystal Lake, about 12,800'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking up tundra to the saddle at 13,200'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost to the saddle...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The saddle had wonderful views</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up the ridge, about 650' from the summit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2/3 of the way up the ridge- this was nice solid class 2 hiking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the summit with Avery and Anastasiya.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just for fun :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was Avery's B-day and his girls sang him "Happy Birthday" on FaceTime from the summit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down at the mayflower gulch, Quandary standing guard in the distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super Summit Panorama- Gore range left, Peak 10 right</td></tr>
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After the hike we were able to enjoy the mild day by soaking in a salt water hot tub at 10,000', drinking some wine, and relaxing in the afternoon sun. But then it was time for dinner, so we headed to downtown Breckenridge to go to Relish. It's a nice place, I recommend it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking happy after a long hike!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese Lantern Scallops at Relish</td></tr>
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Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0Breckenridge, CO 80424, USA39.4816537 -106.0383517999999939.383636200000005 -106.19971329999998 39.5796712 -105.87699029999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-15840578009197782272015-07-18T14:36:00.002-06:002015-07-18T14:37:57.686-06:00Humboldt Peak Redux<br />
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Humboldt Peak via West Ridge (standard route)</h2>
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Humboldt Peak is one of my <i>favorite</i> "easy" 14er hikes, but it isn't that easy. You have to hike over 4 miles to reach the steep section that starts heading up to the summit. Having done this one before, I knew exactly how long it took me last time, and I hoped to beat that time by a couple minutes.<br />
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I did make a mistake this time. I didn't quite adapt my load to conditions. I had originally thought that it was going to be cold, so I had 2 jackets, gloves, hat, and pants in my backpack. I had packed 2.5 liters of water. It turns out that I didn't use any jackets or pants at all.<br />
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Anyway. It was HOT- one of the hottest 14ers I have done ever. I brought 2.5 liters and it simply was not enough. I ran out of water on the way down with about 3 miles to go. Lesson learned? I wasn't paying full attention to the conditions and predicted weather, and the unusually hot weather really "bit" me. Luckily Chris is a stud and he bailed me out with about 10 oz of water, which was plenty enough to keep me going. Anyways, pics...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking ahead up the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back down the 4x4 road</td></tr>
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About 2 miles up the road you come to the start of the "trail" where it leaves the old 4x4 road.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking NW, that is broken hand pass in the middle, Crestone Needle to the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the west face of Humboldt Peak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally up to South Colony Lakes, here is a nice place to relax- for a couple seconds anyway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here we are at the upper lake, with Crestone Peak starting to show (R)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting higher up to the saddle, we have an excellent view of Crestone Peak on the R, Needle on the L.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the saddle, we see Colony Baldy Peak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ridge goes up 1,200' to the summit of Humboldt Peak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting higher up...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris is high up on the ridge above 14,000'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right before Chris hits the summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kit Carson and Challenger Point center left, Mt. Adams right.</td></tr>
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Just another beautiful, HOT day in the mountains. It was one of the hottest 14ers I've ever done. Thanks to my hiking partner Chris Sumey for putting up with my rambling and bailing me out with water. It was a great day in the mountains.</div>
Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-22005364639872187492015-06-18T10:56:00.000-06:002015-07-29T11:05:45.090-06:00San Francisco Nov. 2013Right before Alex turned 2 I took him to San Francisco. Mainly, the flight was free for him and I wanted him to see his Granddad.<br />
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We worked our way over the the Golden Gate Bridge.<br />
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Snowshoeing in RMNP</h2>
Loch Vale and Mills Lake, from Glacier Gorge parking lot<br />
7 miles RT, ~1,000' of elevation gain<br />
24 January 2015<br />
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I wanted to take Scott and Kerry snowshoeing this winter, so we made it happen. I have been to this area before and it had great views, so I wanted to go again, taking them with me.<br />
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Our chosen day had some challenging weather. It was just below freezing, but the winds were whipping fiercly and it was overcast. The parking lot was nearly full just before 10 AM, and the initial weather was not encouraging. I later joked that the crux of the route was clearing the parking lot.<br />
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We only stayed at the Loch for about 5 minutes because of how cold and windy it was. We headed down. When we got back to the trees, it became much more bearable. We went down the drainage and turned off for the Mills Lake trail. It's only about 1/2 mile to Mills Lake from the turnoff. It's not that far uphill either.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott and Kerry</td></tr>
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The journey back down went as fast as we could manage. We didn't even really stop for a break, we just plugged away. Being hungry and cold kind of does that to you.<br />
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We stopped at Ed's Cantina in Estes Park and stuffed ourselves with Tex mex food. Then we drove to Left Hand Brewery in Longmont and sampled some beers. It was a good day. Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA40.3427932 -105.683638939.955589700000004 -106.32908590000001 40.7299967 -105.0381919tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-88331619706925254512015-01-28T09:29:00.002-07:002015-01-30T12:14:07.361-07:00Ice Lakes Basin - Part 2<h2>
EA2014 - Day 2</h2>
Golden Horn, Vermillion Peak, US Grant Peak.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The reward of an early rising</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vermillion center, Golden Horn right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vermillion Peak (L) and Golden Horn (R)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are heading for the saddle in the middle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "crux" of Golden horn wasn't much of one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the face of Vermillion Peak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading up Golden Horn. It was easier than it looks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Camera a little foggy) Bypassing a spire on the ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over at Vermillion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Summit of Golden Horn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking west from GH</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Show me your horns!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A surprisingly pleasant trail up the back side of Vermillion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now we just have to get on top of that</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice Lake is distant left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mt. Wilson massif, featuring 2 1/2 14ers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's goofy but I had to</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Hope from the summit of Vermillion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coming down Vermillion- not sure why the pic turned out this way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hundred years ago someone was relying on these rocks for shelter from wind, ice and snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott and Golden Horn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuller Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ulysses S. Grant Peak (US Grant) center</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine marsh above Ice Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So photogenic though</td></tr>
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We got back at our tent around 1030 AM. We decided that the weather looked OK and we were going to head for the Island Lake basin to bag more peaks. I ate some mountain house cajun beans and rice and then we got our water and packs ready for the next adventure. We left about 12:30 PM.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Island Lake</td></tr>
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The climb to the saddle above Island lake was steep, and the top portion was quite unstable. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the saddle center-right here. You climb steeply up to this saddle and then trun and climb the ridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds are gathering</td></tr>
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So I guess at this point I need to mention what happened. Scott and I had a disagreement about what to do here. I wanted to climb US Grant Peak, and he did not. I think between the possibly sketchy weather and the unknown route, he was not up for it. But I was. We had an argument, I went left, he went right. In hindsight what I did was pretty stupid. The route up this ridge is not that great: It's loose, pretty much unmarked and untraveled; and the crux was really crappy. Let me tell you about this crux; imagine if you will a narrow ledge, above this is outward sloping rock with no good handholds. Below this is a steep drop-off to the sloped side of the mountain. Covering this narrow ledge are pizza sized oddly shaped UNSTABLE rocks and dirt. It was the stuff of nightmares. I (and my family) am lucky I survived. Somehow taking pics of everything was not my top priority so I only have a few photos of the way up and down US Grant. I did reach the summit, but it was probably a fool's errand for me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The initial route is not exactly encouraging</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love the colors. Smooth and grassy on one side, loose and rocky on the other.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the crux. It's the worst thing I've ever done, although a fall might have been survivable</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back to Ice Lake basin, Ice Lake is hidden behind the ridge at the bottom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing, Colorado style at Island Lake</td></tr>
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We got back to our tent and packed up as quickly as we could, drinking a beer as we hastily stuffed our gear. By this point we were quite tired, and we knew there was more stuff to come. We wanted to get down because we were so cold and tired the night before, and thought retreating to a lower altitude would be nice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing, Colorado-Style at Ice Lake. Those puppies are barking.</td></tr>
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Not too many pictures on the way down. We were tired and had been up since 4:30 AM. We hustled back to the car, drove to Montrose, ate some Qdoba, and then drove 6 hours home, getting back right at midnight. This was one of the most "action packed" days I've ever done! Scaling 3 13ers hiking and driving back all the way from the middle of the San Juans.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com2Silverton, CO 81433, USA37.811941 -107.664505737.786851 -107.7048462 37.837030999999996 -107.62416520000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-60820655895845675142015-01-28T09:16:00.002-07:002017-08-04T09:14:33.944-06:00Ice Lakes Basin - Part 1 <h2>"Epic Adventure" 2014 </h2><h3>Ice Lakes Basin, San Juan Mountains, Colorado 28-29 August 2014 </h3><h3>Golden Horn, Vermillion Peak, US Grant Peak</h3><br />
<div style="border: currentColor;">From "Secret" shortcut parking area</div><br />
Every year for the last 4 years Scott and I have embarked on an "Epic Adventure" in the summer. This usually (always) involves climbing mountains in the San Juan area- since it's the best. This year we decided to go after some 13ers near Ice Lake, since it looked so appealing. Being who we are, we couldn't just go somewhere for enjoyment, we had to have a mission. So our mission was to climb Golden Horn and Vermillion Peak, and see what else we felt motivated to climb.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why so serious?</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>It only takes a couple minutes to traverse the "Shortcut" trail, and it seems to cut off some considerable elevation gain. While the missed trail I'm sure is nice, most of the beauty of this route happens above the junction. I will say that this trail is excellent from start to finish in terms of views.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the black-stained rock you sometimes see in this area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the lower basin area, working our way up to those mountains. Vermillion and Golden Horn are visible.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out over the lower Ice Lake basin. San Juans at their finest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vermillion is directly in the middle, Golden Horn hidden at the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Feast" Subway Sandwhich, Mouse's Chocolates Scrap Cookie, and Maui Coconut Porter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So good</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water really does look like this, due to white minerals in the water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water calmed down a little for a more pronounced reflection. The lighting wasn't right though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the contrail</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was cool and breezy enough that capturing the beauty of the Ice blue lake in stillness was nearly impossible. No crystal clear reflections would grace us this day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's our little slice of nirvana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sun brushes the tips of the mountains as it retreats for the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A palette of pastel hues electrify the crags</td></tr>
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Scott and I stayed up until 10PM to shoot pictures of the stars. I hauled a cheap tripod up the mountain to go with my DX format DSLR camera. This time I had a remote release, although I think my star photos didn't really turn out. It was a fun experience. It was a small crecent moon and we waited for moonset before going out. It was very, very dark, and the visual humming of the stars sparkling in the sky reminded me of crikets in the summer. So quiet and peaceful, with a million stars winking down at us. A peaceful and awe-inspiring end to a day with so much to offer, and the promise of more to come in the morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milky Way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milky way over the mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many stars</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The vastness of the Universe unfolded above us in this desolate place. Pinpoints of light, piercing the veil of infinite darkness. So far from the humming and thrumming of the civilized world, unaware of such wonders. Clinging to the cold, dark side of a massive rock spinning through space and time, I was filled with wonder. Such amazing things exist, but hidden from view; to be a part of such a journey felt like a privilege.<br />
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<b>PART 2 is HERE</b></a>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0Silverton, CO 81433, USA37.811941 -107.664505737.786851 -107.7048462 37.837030999999996 -107.62416520000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-42932324968945925762015-01-14T18:22:00.000-07:002015-01-14T18:22:03.933-07:00Kelso Ridge- A new twist on Torreys Peak<b>Torreys Peak via Kelso Ridge route</b><br />
An exciting class 3 alternative to the standard route.<br />
~8 miles RT, ~3500' of elevation gain (including Grays Peak)<br />
Climbed with: Scott Lowery, Kerry Fessenden, and Kerry's dad and sister. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grays Peak (L) and Torreys Peak (R)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group photo about a mile in (I took it)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The route for Kelso ridge begins at the saddle between Kelso Mountain and Torreys Peak</td></tr>
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Scott and I split off the group to try the exciting and often-mentioned Kelso Ridge route. It's pretty easy to figure out where it starts because the saddle is obvious.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off the beaten path (photo by Scott)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost immediately the trail gets interesting</td></tr>
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Very soon after you start there is an easy class 3 section to get you started on the fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming to the first class 3 section</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Emerging after the class 3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rocky part. The climbing crux can be seen just below the "fin" on the top right</td></tr>
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For the most part it's rocky class 2, and there is a trail as well. It's not too difficult to lose however, on the rockier sections. When in doubt, stick to the ridge crest. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the base of the climbing crux. I went straight up, and easier path lies to the left (Photo by Scott)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing out of the "Crux" area</td></tr>
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I will say the climbing crux could be somewhat challenging for someone who has never tried class three. In addition, you are somewhat exposed upon reaching the top, where you then take a sharp right turn and scramble up easier terrain. We both did the right chimney (supposed to be more difficult) and it's hard class 3 climbing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got off-route a little and ended up climbing this way to regain the ridge</td></tr>
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So the mental crux of the route is the knife edge ridge. Compared to Capitol Peak, this is shorter and easier. HOWEVER, it's not necessarily something a newbie would feel comfortable with. Also, the rock was very smooth and slick from use, unlike Capitol which offered more traction. To the right you have a short but painful tumble should you fall, to the left you have the top of a steep snow-holding couloir which could prove deadly should you tumble into it accidentally.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting off (I have a red backpack on) (Photo by Scott)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back on the knife edge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott finishing on the knife edge</td></tr>
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After the knife edge it's a short and easy climb to the summit of Torreys peak, where we soon met up with the rest of our group.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountains, mountains everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We met up with the group again on the Torreys summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The summit of Grays Peak from Torreys. We can see about 100 people on the summit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kerry F. and Scott on the summit. They are engaged. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at Torreys from the saddle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kerry and Scott heading up to Grays Peak</td></tr>
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The summit of Grays Peak was insanely crowded, so we quickly traversed to the south end of the summit for some relative peace and quiet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt. Evans (R) and Mt. Bierstadt (R) from the summit of Grays Peak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For as popular as Grays Peak is, it sure has a spectacular view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So manly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another group photo from the summit, Breck in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A superb day for a hike in the mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A last look back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wildflowers were simply outrageous</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at the trailhead, a welcome sight</td></tr>
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Grays Peak and Torreys Peak are two easy 14ers that see a ton of traffic. However, it's still a pretty area and a nice trail, and the Kelso Ridge route is a great escape and a test piece for your 14er climbing abilities. Don't miss this alternate ascent of Torreys if you plan on doing all 58, or want a fun challenge close to Denver.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-35381266412962932282014-09-03T22:45:00.000-06:002014-09-03T22:45:01.993-06:00Bison Peak- the Magical Rock Garden<b>Bison Peak 12,431'- Lost Creek Wilderness</b><br />
From Ute Creek Trailhead<br />
~10 miles RT, 3,700' of gain <br />
Camera Used: Nikon D5100 with 18-55mm lens<br />
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This mountain is only 2 hours from Colorado Springs and has pavement up to the trailhead. Yes, in case you missed that, Taryall Rd is apparently fully paved now. It's in the Lost Creek Wilderness, which is both close to Denver, and not at all lacking in varied and interesting terrain. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immediately after starting you cross a nice bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wildflowers abound</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous tree bridge <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hint of awesome things to come</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The feeling when you get here is so great</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the monolith on the summit plateau</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The summit is back there somewhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting closer to the summit</td></tr>
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Despite what you may be thinking, the summit is easy to climb to, really only being class 2. There is nothing difficult required to summit this peak.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking SW from the summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking North, there are more rocks around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at all the fun to be had here</td></tr>
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We spent a good 45 minutes climbing on rocks and roaming around the summit area just having a good time and checking things out. You really shouldn't rush the experience once you've put in the effort to get here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">doing some climbing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Grotto"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing on a little pinnacle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We squeezed through this crevice on the way down, just for fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at the summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect day in the mountains</td></tr>
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This is a great trip. The trail is nice the whole way to the summit plateau, the trailhead is easy to access, and the rock garden is fantastic. I recommend you check this out if you are looking for a change of pace from your usual 13ers and 14ers. It's really just class 2 with limitless class 3+ potential in the summit area. You can do this as a day hike or make a trip out of it to fully explore the area. After all, McCurdy mountain is just next door.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-57744495507257568572014-08-26T21:04:00.000-06:002014-08-26T21:24:12.737-06:00Grays Peak, family style<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It started as a suggestion from my cousin Brian Ludvigson. "Are we going to do a 14er at the reunion?". I hadn't thought of doing that, but it's not a bad idea! So the idea took hold and I started planning a 14er hiking day. Grays Peak was chosen because it was somewhat close to the reunion location and it was an "easy" 14er for a first one to attempt. There was a lot of interest initially but as expected the group size dwindled from 12 to 8.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a beautiful day in the mountains...</td></tr>
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So at this point Brian wasn't feeling so great. He is from Minnesota and he lives at 600' ASL. Even though we had tried to acclimate him to the altitude, having only 60% of the oxygen available at Sea Level was effecting his mental and physiological state. After resting for about 20 minutes and eating some snacks, I decided that we should just turn around and head down.<br />
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He told me that before today, he would have been disappointed having not reached the summit. But after experiencing the altitude first hand, he felt OK with having to turn around. This is no joke, and it effects everyone a little different.<br />
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Jacob doesn't do a lot of strenuous hiking, but he soldiered on. He might have been able to reach the summit, although I had been carrying his heavy backpack for about 2 hours in addition to my own. He didn't seem at all disappointed to be turning around, despite being close to the summit of the mountain.<br />
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It probably didn't hurt that the views were sublime and the weather phenomenal. You really can't ask for a better day with some interesting and nonthreatening clouds. It did snow on us, but only briefly and weakly.<br />
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Overall this was a great day in the mountains. The weather cooperated and 6 were able to reach the summit of Grays Peak, including my parents and some folks coming up from California. I think everyone who hiked that day came away with something from the experience, and I hope it will inspire them in the future to try some different things.<br />
<br />Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-26238331144754569352014-07-08T08:37:00.001-06:002014-07-23T09:16:03.492-06:00Ouzel Falls - Wild Basin fun<b>Ouzel Falls<br />
Rocky Mountain National Park - Wild Basin</b><br />
5.4 miles roundtrip<br />
870' of elevation gain.<br />
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I wanted to go on a scenic and easy hike in RMNP while the relatives were in town. In part I wanted to accomplish acclimitization for those folks who do not live at 5,000' or 6,700'. I chose the Ouzel falls hike in RMNP's Wild Basin. This is a fantastic hike and I highly recommend it. It offers lots of scenery as your are hiking along a river most of the time. There are lots of waterfalls big and small along the way, and of course rocks, trees, and wildflowers abound. This area did receive considerable damage from the fall 2013 floods, and so this area is not back to 100% yet. The Ouzel Falls area is a construction zone at the moment and progress is hindered beyond that point.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calypso Cascades. They were even more impressive in person.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group photo by Ouzel Falls</td></tr>
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As a result of the floods in the fall of 2013, there is plenty of flood damage on this route. Besides downed trees, there is other flood debris, eroded trail areas, and some damage to bridges. The bridge that crosses the river at Ouzel Falls was destroyed by the floodwaters and has not yet been replaced.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gang by Calypso Cascades</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My parents, Kirk and Christy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Nephew Jacob Lillo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister Becca Lillo</td></tr>
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This was a relatively easy hike with big payoffs. While not offering much in the way of scenic vistas, it was loaded with rocks, trees, flowers, and of course river and waterfall views. Highly recommended, although it can get crowded on weekends in the summertime. I recommend late spring on a weekday if you can get up there. In addition, it seems like it would be a nice area for snowshoeing or fall hikes.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589290017982209973.post-20672738549747632952014-04-10T22:13:00.000-06:002018-08-10T09:52:00.316-06:00Colorado 14er Finisher Summary StatsThis is a compilation of various statistics and opinions on the whole experience of climbing all of Colorado's 14ers, for those who may be interested.<br />
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Total Distance hiked: <strong>430.5 miles</strong><br />
Total Elevation Gained (and lost): <strong>180,120'</strong> (6 times the height of Mt. Everest)<br />
Average hiking elevation: <strong>~12,000'</strong><br />
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Number of "two in one day" summits: 16 (and one day was 4)<br />
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Overnight backcountry camps (different): 9<br />
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Miles Driven: ~15,000 (too lazy to calculate an exact figure!)<br />
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Times aborted summit attempt due to weather: 0<br />
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Times summitted in low visibility: 3 (Challenger, Kit Carson, Little Bear)<br />
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Beers on Summits: ? Probably about 12<br />
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<b>Most difficult CO 14ers/Routes:</b><br />
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1) El Diente to Mt. Wilson Traverse:<br />
A difficult class 4 upclimb, a crazy exposed narrow fin, loose rock, and an airy class 4 summit pitch make this one the worst.<br />
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2) <strong>Maroon Peak to N. Maroon Traverse</strong>:<br />
If the 2nd crux's crazy exposure and difficult move 50' off the deck don't concern you, the difficult vertical chimney and tremendous exposure of the 3rd crux might.<br />
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<strong>3) Crestone Peak to Crestone Needle Traverse</strong>:<br />
Some very airy moves and a stunningly committing final summit pitch put this route high up on the list. The downclimb from Crestone Needle is no cakewalk.<br />
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<strong>4) Little Bear Peak:</strong><br />
Not only is the hourglass a dangerous and difficult obstacle to negotiate, but the terrain above the hourglass is steep, loose, unmarked, and misleading. It's also often wet or icy.<br />
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<strong>5) Capitol Peak:</strong> <br />
The knife edge is a real physical and mental difficulty, and there is plenty of additional class 3 climbing (and exposure), to get your blood pumping.<br />
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N Maroon: Steep, loose, and exposed. Route can be difficult to ascertain.<br />
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<strong>Sunlight Peak:</strong> Fairly easy until you summit the terrifying summit block<br />
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<strong>Snowmass Mountain:</strong> The rock near the summit is loose and deadly. The snow can provide a challenge.<br />
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<strong>Mt. Eolus</strong>: Extremely steep, confusing, and exposed climbing to the summit<br />
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<strong>El Diente:</strong> Very loose rock, steep near the top, and a tiny exposed summit.<br />
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<b>Overrated:</b><br />
<strong>South Maroon Peak:</strong> Not very steep or very loose, no real crux to speak of<br />
<strong>Pyramid Peak:</strong> A few overrated obstacles, crux is more of a routefinding puzzle<br />
<strong>Crestone Peak:</strong> Some easy class 3 climbing that lacks any exposure, plenty of rest stops and easy routefinding.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09382392778190348911noreply@blogger.com0