Description of hike from the Na Ala Hele website:
"Wa'ahila Ridge Trail begins at
the back of Wa'ahila Ridge State Park in ironwood and guava trees. It
traverses alternately between open ridge and forest as it gradually
ascends up the ridge between Manoa and Palolo Valleys. It offers
spectacular views of Manoa Valley, Palolo Valley, Honolulu and the
Ko'olau Range. Native Hawaiian plants are common along the upper
portions of this trail, including koa and o'hia lehua. This trail can
also be a good place to observe amakihi and apapane."
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| SLD Adventurers for today! |
Number of Adventurers = 8
- Precy Calimlim (Peter)
- Pamela O'brien (Danny)
- Kathie Brazinski
- Sheree Lee
- Roland Lee
- Cheryl-Lynn Daquip
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| Track from above |
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| Track looking North |
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| Track looking South |
Total Distance Hiked - 6.9 miles
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| Elevation Plot |
Starting Elevation - 1287 feet
Ending Elevation - 2576 feet
Total Elevation Gain - 1289 feet
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| Making our way through a muddy Strawberry Guava section |
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| Down an Ironwood section |
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| Girls on the bench tree |
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| Men on the bench tree |
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| Heading down a rocky section |
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| Lots of ups and downs on this trail |
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| Pam crossing a difficult section of trail! |
| Just kidding, Pam monkeying around! |
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| Awesome views along the way - Honolulu in the distance |
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| A baby koa tree |
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| More great views as we get further up |
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| Group making final push to summit - Kathie is the red speck in the middle |
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| Adventurers chillin at the summit |
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| Ka'au Crater as seen from the summit |
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| Summit view of the windward side (three peaks of Olomana on the right) |
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| Kathie can you see your house? |
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