We could see the Hōlei Sea Arch in the distance and knew we wanted to get out and take a closer look when we arrived at it. It’s strange…

Driving the back road, along the coastline, out of Hana was amazingly beautiful.

We saw a herd of cows on our way out of Hana. You can’t really tell but in the photo with the two cows they are actually on…

We took the back road out of Hana and it was pretty amazing.

I’m not sure which stop this was but it had to be just before we got to Wai’anapanapa State Park on the Road to Hana. We didn’t go…

I really enjoyed the Wai’anapanapa State Park. I thought it was just going to be a spot we stopped at to swim at a black sand beach but…

While we didn’t go swimming in the Seven Sacred Pools, we did swim at a black sand beach at Wai’anapanapa State Park.   Swimming at Wai’anapanapa State Park

The Pools of ‘Ohe’o also known as the Seven Sacred Pools are located in Haleakala National Park. The Pipiwai Trail is also located in Haleakala National Park. So, after…

The last obstacle, to reaching the 400 ft Waimoku Falls, was to cross a flowing stream. I wasn’t sure if we would be able to get across as…

After the bamboo forest we had another stretch to climb and then we were were in sight of the Mahahiku Falls. While there were plenty of areas where…

The Bamboo Forest was so amazing it deserves two posts. Also, we were lucky to make it out of there alive so it should be documented. As you…

The Pipiwai Trail is a 4 mile round trip hike. They say it takes about 2 hours (or more if you stop a lot to rest/look around). At…

A nice spot to stop and get a few pictures of one of the waterfalls.

They had some cool stairs along the trail. Although, some were more like a stream we were wakling up…actually, I think they really were streams (thankfully, no flash…

They had some cool looking stairs along the trail. Although, some were more like a creek we were wakling up.

They had some cool looking stairs along the trail. Although, some were more like a creek we were wakling up.

This was a very cool tree! It kept going and going.

I think Chris was just trying to make Karen nervous with his balancing act. I was amazed to see the cows way off in the distance. They must…

Then we journeyed into the tropical rainforest. It was kind of like in Field of Dreams…if you build it, they will hike it.

Well, they give you plenty of warning right at the start of the Pipiwai Trail. I don’t know how good our judgement was but we did make it…

Memories…what was I do a year ago today? Why, hiking the Pipiwai Trail to reach the Waimoku Falls.

Last year, I posted my two best snorkeling photos that I captured with a 35mm underwater camera. A year later and I still wish I had rented the…

The resort we stayed at in West Maui had a resident cat. He could be seen daily making his rounds. We saw lots of feral cats on the…

After 4 days in San Francisco we hopped on a plane, with my cousins, and headed to Maui! We stayed at a couple places with amazing views (worth…

We spent one night in Napa Valley and stopped at a vineyard on the way back to San Francisco. I found it amazing that it was 60 degrees…

It was actually very cool last year when we were in San Francisco. We were lucky and one of the warmer days was the day we went to…

Here’s my artistic shot of Alcatraz behind bars. Since we did not plan ahead, we were unable to get tickets for a tour. Instead we took pictures of…

A year ago this morning, I was sitting on a plane with my brother, Chris and sister-in-law, Karen. We were headed to San Francisco for a few days…