1 On this hike we were also looking for a geocache site - a place where some little "treasures" were hidden behind a tree. We had the GPS coordinates and were excited to look for the treasure behind a tree with a knot in it. We had to explain to the kids what a knot in a tree looked like - whether an "innie" or an "outie" - this root had both!
2 Here we go, looking for treasure!
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4 Great trail for the kids. About .7 miles one way to the summit.
5 Some trail runners!
6 Here's a shot of Kathy and Caleigh that is very similar to one I love that Dave took of me and Sam.
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8 Almost Sound of Music-esque emerging onto this ridgeline!
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10 The valleys to either side were beautiful.
11 Lunch break!
12 Hugs for mom :)
13 Sam is so messy! I was silly to put chocolate chips in our trail mix!
14 But it WAS good :)
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16 Hiking buddies!!!
17 Somehow the camera got stuck on the macro setting! That's Honolulu behind us.
18 Heading back down the trail, keeping an eye out for that "knotty" tree!
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20 Ben is increasingly alert for the hikes. He was surprised by the sound and feel of the wind - there were some good gusts.
21 Little hiker buddy! Love the new lightweight hat!
22 We think we're in the right area now, judging by the GPS coordinates.
23 Off trail now a little bit, looking behind trees. Kathy was a good spotter!
24 The mother lode! What is it, kids?!
25 This one is called the Pu'u Pia Toy Box, so we had high hopes :)
26 Kathy was excited, too! We were not leaving until we found it :)
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31 A perfect A!
32 Sam got a little McDonald's toy I think, and Kathy's girls picked this out! She was such a trooper blowing it up a dozen times when we got back to the trucks.
