Hiking in Hawaii 2008

[camojack]

Mmmmm. . . drooling Neanderthals - perfect when barbecued.

Pay no attention to the ignorant troll boy...it'll only encourage more childish behavior.

Which gives rise to another thought: flame broiled Neanderthal!!!

Rain is fine with me. Rain makes the rainforest grow and the tweetybirds sing.

http://www.pbase.com/image/80595667

Rain is necessary...and makes pretty rainbows sometimes.

It's also not bad to hike in when it's warm out, like it generally is in Hawaii. In fact, it's actually welcome on occasion.

I just wouldn't call it perfect hiking weather is all...

[Jaybird62]

Camo, great pics man.....

[camojack]

Camo, great pics man.....

Thanks. Of course, they barely do justice to the subject matter...most of the time.
(Pictures of me though, are better from a distance, and blurry...)

[Jaybird62]

I hope to get to Hawaii one day......(A lot of us fall into that category)

[camojack]

I hope to get to Hawaii one day......(A lot of us fall into that category)

I hope to retire there someday...but tomorrow is promised to none of us.

I'm working on it, though...

[Jaybird62]

That is true sir

[camojack]

That is true sir

Yes...but we can hope it arrives for us. Best to plan as if it will...

[Hana_Hanger]

Not all rain is the same...thinking about hiking Haleakala, prepare for cold, cold rain with clouds so thick you cannot see the trail, let alone one foot in front of another!!
Hypothermia sets in very fast, and boots/shoes are soaked in just minutes.

All depends on when you go, but just a couple of weeks ago that was the weather.

So come prepared for heat, wind and cold (it got down to 26 degrees) and rain. All of this can change in just a few minutes. Compare it to the Mount Washington on the AT, just come prepared and you will love it!

That being said

Maui No Ka Oi
but at times Big Island Mo' Betta!
and Kaua'i No Need Brag!

Aloha Dogwood
hope you did not get burned on Aloha Airlines...we sure did, lost it all
a sad week here in the State of Aloha.

[camojack]

Not all rain is the same...thinking about hiking Haleakala, prepare for cold, cold rain with clouds so thick you cannot see the trail, let alone one foot in front of another!!
Hypothermia sets in very fast, and boots/shoes are soaked in just minutes.

All depends on when you go, but just a couple of weeks ago that was the weather.

So come prepared for heat, wind and cold (it got down to 26 degrees) and rain. All of this can change in just a few minutes. Compare it to the Mount Washington on the AT, just come prepared and you will love it!

That being said

Maui No Ka Oi
but at times Big Island Mo' Betta!
and Kaua'i No Need Brag!

Aloha Dogwood
hope you did not get burned on Aloha Airlines...we sure did, lost it all
a sad week here in the State of Aloha.

I t'ink Big Island mo' betta all da kine time.

That being said...there's a lot to appreciate on the other islands.

Last time we went to Molokai, too. Very UN-touristy; that's a good thing.

No problems with Aloha, we flew inter-island on go!...

[whitefoot_hp]

Your eloquence astounds me, loser. That was sarcasm; I wouldn't expect you to get it...'cause you're stupid.

So, do you consider rain perfect hiking weather, then? If you say yes, you're a liar as well as a drooling Neanderthal.

That latter is a given...

ahh, such an intellectual wanna be who cannot even make sense.

For one, how do you know that i was not being sarcastic and humorous as well, camo tool? For two, why do you propose a question and then suggest a particular answer means that i am a neanderthal, when your next statement is going to conclude that you already know i am a neanderthal. provided that reasoning, you answered your own question in a backward fashion. if i am a neanderthal, and considering rain perfect hiking weather means i am a neanderthal, then why would you ask?
BTW, perfect hiking weather had nothing to do with my post, i merely suggested everyone is not equally bothered by rain.

but keep blabbering. it is hilarious. tool.

[bkrownd]

Last time we went to Molokai, too. Very UN-touristy; that's a good thing.

Unfortunately it's been totally wrecked by deer and ranching. A very sad place. Very glad we didn't get those damned deer on this island.

[bkrownd]

It's also not bad to hike in when it's warm out, like it generally is in Hawaii. In fact, it's actually welcome on occasion.

If it's "warm" you're probably in the wrong place. It's usually about 50F-70F where I go, depends on the weather, and if I'm lucky there's some nice frost on the grass in the morning.

[camojack]

Unfortunately it's been totally wrecked by deer and ranching. A very sad place. Very glad we didn't get those damned deer on this island.

It's not totally wrecked; there are still nice places on Molokai...but I understand what you're saying.

If it's "warm" you're probably in the wrong place. It's usually about 50F-70F where I go, depends on the weather, and if I'm lucky there's some nice frost on the grass in the morning.

"Wrong" is in the perception of the perceiver, IMO.

It got pretty warm hiking down to the Captain Cook monument and back last trip.

It was also pretty warm in the Kilauea Iki caldera, especially by the steam vents.

It was warm hiking in the Ka'u Desert down to Pohue Bay, too.

I wouldn't have minded some rain on any of those hikes...

[bkrownd]

BTW, I advise avoiding the Manuka NAR loop trail at all costs. The mosquitoes there were almost of a Minnesota magnitude. Fortunately I rarely encounter any mosquitoes here, but that area was extremely bad for some reason.

[camojack]

BTW, I advise avoiding the Manuka NAR loop trail at all costs. The mosquitoes there were almost of a Minnesota magnitude. Fortunately I rarely encounter any mosquitoes here, but that area was extremely bad for some reason.

I hiked on the Manuka loop trail when I was over there in February; I actually didn't see any mosquitos at the time.

I'm just guessing, but maybe you were there right after a hatch or something...

[bkrownd]

dunno, but it was bad. That area is so dry they'd have to be breeding in water catchments or stock ponds. Glad to hear it isn't always like that.

[camojack]

dunno, but it was bad. That area is so dry they'd have to be breeding in water catchments or stock ponds. Glad to hear it isn't always like that.

It generally is quite dry in that area, but there had been quite a bit of rain for awhile there. When did you go?

[bkrownd]

I spend a lot of time in the Nature Conservancy preserves that border Manuka on the North, above MacNut at a higher elevation, and don't see too many mosquitoes up there.

[camojack]

I spend a lot of time in the Nature Conservancy preserves that border Manuka on the North, above MacNut at a higher elevation, and don't see too many mosquitoes up there.

I see 'em sometimes in Ocean View; the density varies.

[bkrownd]

It generally is quite dry in that area, but there had been quite a bit of rain for awhile there. When did you go?

Mid-March. There are some rare plant enclosures hidden in there, and a different mix of plants than we have on the Hilo side, so I was taking lots of plant photos.