Hawai'i Loa Ridge Trail...

I ventured the Hawai'i Loa Ridge Trail back when Michael was here.  The trailhead starts halfway up the mountain, at park that is attached to a gated community (so we had to prove residency to get into the community...residency of Hawaii, not residency in the rich-people-neighborhood.  I digress...).  It was a beautiful hike up a ridge with (as always) some great views.  I didn't take that many photos, but here are a few.  

Part of the park area where the trailhead starts.

The hike follows a ridge up to the top of the Ko'olau Mountain Range.

This picture would show the destination, however, the destination is

hidden in that cloud up there.

The next two pictures look back towards the sea where the 

trailhead started.  Dave and Michael...just taking their time...

Like you saw in the first picture, the clouds were hanging low on the Ko'olau Mountain Range.  This makes all the pictures near the top fuzzy, but here are a couple shots from the top of Range.  This hike started on the leeward side (the west side of the range) and the trail went all the way up to lookout over the windward side (the east side of the range).  The trail just followed a ridge line all the way to the top.  The top was a little muddy, slippery and precarious, so I left my camera safely tucked away.

Dave and Michael at the top...mission accomplished (except that 

we need to hike the rest of the way back down the mountain)

Mahalo for visiting!

Who needs a gym...

Hey family and friends. So, I've been super lazy lately. No triathlons or marathons this year so far and only a smattering of shorter distance runs. It's been kind of nice since I was burnt out last year after a bunch of marathons, Half Ironmans, and one full Ironman (plus all the smaller "training" ones). But now that I've admitted my laziness on my blog I should change that. I found the best new "gym." (pic below) Not to shabby, right? Took my TRX (suspension training) to work with me and found a branch on the beach to hang it from while on my way home from work. I have a marathon that I'm a little behind in training for, so time to kick it in high gear!

Sunrise at Diamondhead...

My friends, Luke and Michael, were visiting recently, and we went to see the sunrise one morning.  Below is a group of time-lapsed photos of the sunrise.  I apologize for the first couple of photos since they jump around: I moved my tripod a couple of times to get a better spot as other tourist got out of my way (ie. the 10 tour busses full of Japanese tourists left...ha).  The pictures are taken from a lookout point on the side of Diamondhead Crater.

I left the pictures small since they are all similar.  Click on the first one (top-left photo) to expand it on screen, and you can rotate through by clicking on the picture from there.  This way you'll be able to see the time-lapse.   

Mahalo for visiting!

(pictures: 18mm, ISO 100, f/12, SS range 1sec-1/20 w/circular polarizer)