Manina and I have been wanting to hike Kings Peak for a while now. We put a date on the calendar at the beginning of the summer, and have been doing lots of hikes to get ready. Here is our trip report: Day 1: To Painter Basin We got a later start than we wanted …
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Hike to First and Second Hamongog
Just north of our house there is a hike that has been on my list for a while. So on Saturday, we decided to cross it off our list. It’s a difficult out-and-back hike just over 7 miles long with 2500+ ft. of elevation gain. Here’s our Gaia GPS data. When we proposed this as …
Labyrinth Canyon Canoe Trip
Drew and I just finished up a spectacular adventure. Drew’s scout troop decided to do a four-day canoe trip down Labyrinth Canyon of the Green River as their big summer camping trip. Here is the full trip report: Tuesday We met at Scoutmaster Ben Forstner’s house at 6am with all our gear. Drew and I …
Ibantik Lake Backpacking Trip
Jake, Drew and I had an awesome weekend in the Uinta mountains. We backpacked into Ibantik Lake, stayed overnight, tried to catch some fish, and enjoyed our time together. We made a short little video with a few highlights. The wildflowers were out in force. Temperatures were perfect for hiking too. We took a …
Fall Dodgers Trip
My brother Matt lives in sunny Long Beach. He managed to talk me and Dad into coming down to watch a Dodgers game. Dad and I found flights for about $160 and headed out on Sunday, Sep 24. The flight was a piece of cake and Matt met us at the Long Beach airport and …
Solo Summit of Mount Nebo
I thought I had a free pass for the day, so I took off to hike Mount Nebo all by myself on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for a hike. The weather was awesome, but the trail wasn’t super busy. I passed a few groups here and there, but I walked for miles without …
Kauai: Travel Tips
We had a wonderful time in Kauai. We loved the beaches. The catamaran tour was unbelievable. The hikes we did were lots of fun, and so were the surfing lessons. But, there was still plenty of other things worth remembering and a few things to do differently the next time we get a chance to …
Kauai: Catamaran Tour
We had booked a helicopter tour, but Manina felt uneasy about it after hearing stories from her friend Hannah Stayner, who had thrown up several times during the hour-long flight. So instead we looked around for some boat charters for a Na Pali coast tour. We eventually chose Catamaran Kahanu because it wasn’t a booze …
Kauai: Beaches
Kauai has some amazing beaches. We visited many beaches and were amazed at how few people were on the beach with us. Sometimes we even wondered if we were trespassing on private property (we weren’t) because we were the only ones there. Here are some of the beaches we visited, from the north end to …
Kauai: Hiking Trails
One of the reasons we went to Kauai was because it is remote and offers some very good hiking trails. Both Manina and I love to hike, it is one of the things we have always done together. Both Manina and I packed appropriate footwear and clothing for hiking. I even brought along my trekking …
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