Type 1 Fun – Another 100 Feet

August 1, 2026May 3, 2026

Hiking the Kīlauea Iki Trail in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

A trail crosses a volcanic crater at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. — Kīlauea Iki Trail crosses the Kīlauea Iki Crater at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Wow. That’s all I have to say about this hike in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Having never hiked in an environment like this before, I was really impressed by the climate. The trail that went through the rainforest was humid and lush, and by contrast, the Kīlauea Iki crater was exposed, burned out and covered with lava rock where growth emerged through cracks in it where lava flowed in 1959.

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July 1, 2026March 31, 2026

Hiking the Pīpīwai Trail at Haleakalā National Park

Waterfall coming down a 400 foot rock face. — Waimoku Falls on the Pīpīwai Trail at Haleakalā National Park.

The hike to Waimoku Falls on the Pīpīwai Trail is a beautiful lush hike through bamboo forests on the island of Maui. While not a difficult hike, it does offer challenges in the way of heat and humidity. That said, I would do this hike again and again.

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March 1, 2026May 3, 2026

Hiking to Glen Campground from Bear Valley

Tents in a campsite under canopy. — Some of the campsites at Glen Campground at Point Reyes National Seashore offer shade under the green forested canopy.

The hike to Glen Campground starts out on the Bear Valley Trail at Point Reyes National Seashore, and I’ve written about the Bear Valley Trail a few times. This portion of the hike is an easy family friendly trail along the Bear Valley Creek under lush cool canopy.

After about 3.2 miles, you’ll come to a junction. Go straight, and you’ll go out to the ocean and to the Coast Trail. Go left, and you’ll start an ascent through lush, humid forest that leads to the Glen Campground. After about .6 miles on a point 6.6 percent grade, a fork appears between the Glen Trail we were on and the Glen Camp Loop Trail. We stayed left and went onto the Glen Camp Loop Trail and then hiked up about .9 more miles on an average of a 2.3 percent grade to the campground.

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