I live in a small one bedroom apartment in the Ala Moana area. The buidling is pretty old and the amenities are, well, there aren’t any. But, the view from my lanai can be nice. The first thing I do when I wake up is step out on the lanai to check out the waves. Some mornings are completely wind free. This morning there was zero wind and the Ala Wai canal was pure glass.

More of a work out than a hike, this trail takes you from the bottom to the top in a straight line. You walk up 1,048 “steps” that are the remnants of an old rail track. I do this hike about once a week, usually on Sundays. It’s tough at first but once you get to the top you feel so good that you forget all the pain you put your body through to get there. It’s addicting.

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