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| September 12 to September 18, 1999 |
The friday before I left for Hawaii, I went to a Spyro Gyra concert here in Las Vegas with Sarah and John. Tom Schuman (keyboards) on left. Jay Beckenstein (saxophone/leader) on right. Handsome guy in center.
Buddy cruising by the dining room in one of his usual spots.
I pulled my bike out from under the house and dusted it off. I was amazed that it still worked perfectly. Brakes were fine, gears shifted great. Rode up to the trailhead in back of Manoa Valley and locked it to a nearby tree. Here's the trailhead sign at the end of where Paradise Park used to be.
The power of erosion. Those flat surfaces are supposed to be walking surfaces. I remember hiking on these maybe 5-8 years ago when they were new and were at the same level as the ground around it. I thought they looked pretty neat. Now they sit 4 feet in the air because the ground has eroded 4 feet under it. I guess they still look neat, just not for the same reason.
Peaceful waterfall at the end.
Notes:
Date: Monday Sept. 13th
Hikers: Solo
Weather: slight drizzles
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes round trip
Sen Uyeunten, a friend from scouting had the day off on Tuesday, so we decided to take in some scenery. As always, stop by at Zippy's to pick up the Zippack before heading out to the trails. The mouth is watering already.
Trailhead marker inside Dillingham airfield in Mokuleia.
As you hike up the mountain, nice views of Mokuleia and Waialua. And if you are an aircraft freak like Sen, then awesome views of the runway strip of Dillingham airfield.
The gliders launching from the airfield come pretty close to the mountain. They use the mountain's updraft to gain elevation. We waved at a couple gliders as they passed by and could also hear the buzzing sounds from their wings. Sen sets up his camera for some shots from this nice viewpoint.
As you cross over the mountain, you get to see the otherside, which provides very nice views of Makua Gulch and the Waianae coastline.
Cruising with my long awaited Zippack and nice scenery. A clear Mt. Kaala way in the back.
Notes:
Date: Monday Sept. 13th
Hikers: Sen Uyeunten, Grant Tokumi
Weather: cool, clear, sunny
Time: 7 hours round trip
Stopped by Aoki's in Haleiwa for some shaveice.
Sen told me "Bay Watch" was shooting by Haleiwa Harbor so we decided to stop and check it out. No beautiful babes. They were done shooting for the day already, but I did get a shot of their truck.
Enjoyed my rainbow shaveice with icecream and walked around the beach next to the harbor.
Visited Sandy Flemmings (local hobby store) and found that a big international on-road competition was happening at Ala Moana beach for 3 days that week. What a coincidence! I remember reading about this event in the magazines from like a year ago, but forgot about it. Me and Aaron checked it out on practice day. Thats the only day I got to go, but Aaron returned the other 2 days and took some pictures with his fancy camera and $1000 lens.