I have trekked a lot of trails and stepped up a lot of mountains. When I say that this was the most strenuous, difficult and exhilarating hike of my life, you know I am not joking around.
Please note that this was our second attempt at he climb and it was a great success. We started our way through moanalua valley around 1 pm. We had to cross 10 bridges and 11 streams just to get to the start of the "hike up". On our way we found hundreds of guavas just waiting for us to eat them and ginger just ripe for a young picking. What a flavorful 2 miles.
Guava
Ginger flower
Once our foraging ceased, it was time for the real hiking to begin. In the very near and challenging future, we were going to climb 2,500 vertical feet in about a mile and a half. Let's get stepping.
As we slowly traversed the steep spine up the mountain, we encountered a few terrains that provided some challenges and excitement into the climb. Some included installed ropes, mud and a dirt scramble. Each kept us on our toes pushed us to want more.
As we reached the top of each false summit, the mountains kept a deceiving edge. But nothing was going to deter our will to make it to the top of the stairs. Slowly but surly, we make our way up into the mist of the clouds. At one point, just under the cloud line, they started to wrap around us like a wave crashes over a surfer. It was an incredible sight to see as the hazy arms inchwormed around the entire mountain top. It was blind walking from there on.
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