Wendy S. Minks: Oahu Hikes

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Hiking List

You can find out anything and everything about anyone on Facebook, except for yourself, apparently .... When I hike I always post pics, including location, date and who was with me. The other day I was trying to remember which hikes I have done, and where I want to hike next. (As you can see from the list below, it's not really that many, you'd think I could keep it straight.) I went to FB and started to search - even tried their new "grid search", whatever the heck that is. Useless. Compiling this short list took me WAY longer than I thought, so to prevent this from happening again, I decided to make a permanent list here, on my blog, where I know I can find it again. The photos might disappear, if Google does something goofy again, but at least the text will be here.

Completed Hikes -

Manana Falls/Pools (1/19/2014 w/Cathy)

Likeke Falls (1/1/2014 w/Jen & 1/11/2014 w/YW)

Aiea Loop Trail (12/24/2013)

Diamond Head (7/27/2013 & 2/24/14)
245 stairs (I counted)

2/24/14

Kealia Hiking Trail @ Mokuleia (7/4/2013, 3/16/2013)

Lanikai Pill Box Trail (6/22/2013)

Wiliwilinui Ridge. (5/27/2013)

Laie Falls Trail.(12/15/2012)

Mañana Trail (12/8/2012)

Manoa Falls Trail (5/26/2012)

Kaena Point (1/24/2012 w/Cathy & Q to the point and back from Waianae side, 1/25/2014 w/ Jen from Waianae to North Shore and back 11.3 miles)

Makapu'u Point Lighthouse Trail(2010 w/Angela, Mallory and Quincie & 2/17/20114 w/Ryker & Taylor)

Manawili Falls Trail (2007 ??)
I took pics on this hike, on my crummy flip phone camera. Upon returning home I dropped my muddy pants into the washing machine, with said phone in the pocket. The phone survived, but alas, the photos did not. I am sure they were blurry, and rather unimpressive anyway, considering the quality of phone cameras back in the day :)

Future Hikes on Oahu -

~~1. Diamond Head~~ (Hiked 7/27/2013 & 2/24/14)
2. Koko Head
~~3. Aiea Loop~~ (Hiked 12/31/2013)
4. Tantalus
5. Crouching Lion
6. Makua Cave (7/4/16 w/Cathy & M P, Q, Ryker & Tay)
7. Mount Ka'ala

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

On Top of the World

I love the feeling at the top. With my world brought into focus on a tight spot of land, everything else falls away, step by step. I am focused. I am in one place. I am not scattered. I am whole.

The sun, the wind and the rain fall on me unfiltered by the world. I am closer to God, the source of it all. The light is pure, and my skin tingles with the warmth. The clouds float by and I could reach out and feel their cool dampness. The wind brings with it bird song, and the voice of Heaven. And when it rains, it is wonderful, the best. I am clean, my soul is refreshed. New energy lovingly bestowed from above.

The world looks so different from the top of a mountain. The worries of everyday life have shrunk out of sight. The only details that remain are the beauty of the land, and anything I've brought along. The world below is vast and beautiful. The how and why of minute details are irrelevant. The world is orderly. The plan is evident. It teaches me to trust.

It's worth it, the effort of the climb. Each step, each moment of the struggle, is worth the reward.

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(These photos are from our hike to Wiliwilinui Ridge on Monday, 5/27/2013. We had a group of 7 - The Putegnats, Michael, RJ, Q and I. It was an awesome hike of around 5-6 miles, with an elevation change of around 1,700 ft from base to summit. We started about 10am, had lunch at the top, and finished about 2pm. And then it rained, and it was perfect!)