Up Whilhemina Rise on the Mau'umae Trail

Been QUITE while since we did the Mauumae Hiking Trial,  but we did a light walk in this weekend just to check it out. Up at Whilhemina Rise, it was right in our neighborhood in Kaimuki, so we frequented it a LOT as kids!

After all these years it's nice to know that it very much seems the same- peaceful, cool and serene, just as we remembered it!

Well It Ain't Sakura, But It's Pretty Enough

Not quite sure which kind of trees these are but at certain times of the year they bloom and shed these very cherry-blossom-ish yellow petals that make for some very picturesque scenes, especially in Mililani where they're all over the place!

In places they're so bountiful as to create little drifts of the stuff, and like the title says, it ain't sakura, but for an afternoon walk in Hawaii, makes for a pleasant and calming time!

Dillingham/ Palama Morning

We had to go pick up some mechanical equipment from a warehouse in Palama across from the Dillingham KCC the other morning, and I spent some time walking around the place while they loaded the truck. Overcast sky gave wonderfully moody pics of the Kapalama River.

Ye gads, I remember when KCC had a fishing contest for biggest fish, and the judges ATE the prize winning catches at the end! UGHH, you couldn't PAY me!

Somehow the cloudy and grey sky and abandoned streets made me feel like I was walking around in the 1930's! Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if most of these building WERE from the 30's! Only the modern makes of the cars kept me in the present day!

Doing The Aiea Trail

HAD some friends over from the mainland and among the things they wanted to do was do the 4.8 mile hike through the Aiea Loop, where we got ourselves sweaty and muddy through the wilderness, LOL!

An ever-changing hike which went from dry and dusty to hot and muggy to damp and sticky to swampy and boggy! OI, what an adventure! Was  a nice break from my USUAL walking places, and had some wonderfully rewarding views as well!

Who knows, I may even attempt it again some day...if I ever work up the energy!!!!