I experienced a blowout while driving from Hilo to Kona a while back and the ensuing adventure was a bit longer than expected. Let me regale you with the story of my flat tire…

Round One

A blowout is no fun, but this one was remarkably comfortable thanks to the run-flat tires on my 2006 Honda Odyssey. While that might sound like good news, it’s not, ( Read more... )

Last night I van camped at the starting spot for a hike this morning. Got up at 5:30, made breakfast, packed my backpack, and got dressed. Hit the "trail" at 6:30. First and last hour were just walking easy gravel and pavement; I'll bring a mountain bike to skip this part next time. On the way in there was two hours of following wild boar trails. ( Read more... )