I went on a hike yesterday.  Hawaii Loa Ridge is probably my favorite hike on Hawaii.  Mostly because the trail is challenging but rewarding and it is lightly trafficked!  There is plenty of up and down, instead of just straight up, up, up! There’s cool forested groves with beautiful light shows on the forest floor.  There’re many steps, all different heights, narrow muddy culverts, wildflowers in bloom, and songbirds galore.  There is very little noise other than the occasional plane, the wind, and the birds!  The weather changes rapidly and can go from windy and cloudy to brutally sunny and hot to raining in an instant.  Best part is, you’re in and out in four hours!

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