Which island is that on the horizon?

"It's Lanai". No. I think it's Molokai. "It's too flat for Molokai." Huh...

Well no more wondering, because I made some nifty Google Earth captures to solve the problem...and you might be surprised at the answer!

Buying a backpacking tent for Hawaii: save your $$.

Sticky tents. I've come across several people who have had this happen to their tents here, and I've also lost gear to "the sticky stuff".

How, and why, to make a wooden trail sign.

Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and get introduced to a whole new way to enjoy hiking...at home!

How, and why, to make a rope log. And evaluating the safety of ropes on trails.

I am amazed that no one has done this before—record the installation of ropes on trails.

We've all been there: you get to a steep section, or steep drop on a trail, and conveniently, someone's put up a rope to help you.

How to interpret various types of trail markers, and the etiquette of putting up new tape.

I have mixed feelings about putting up trail tape in the wilderness. On the

Hiking with microspikes—go easy on the soil erosion, brah.

Kahtoola microspikes have become popular on Hawaiian trails during the last

Standing up for the strawberry guava: The hiker's kind of tree.

"Stawberry guava" has become somewhat of a "four letter word". It's not considered