This is a follow up hike on the Kuilau Trail that was back on Saturday, 27-October-12, under the label 4 days 16 miles. I was visiting and wanted to do Kuilau trail. On this particular hike, I chose to travel very light. The load was 2 bottles of water, id, car keys and my LG phone. Figured to keep things simple with a light load. So the emphasis is on the hike and not worrying about taking that perfect photo shot. The LG has a pretty good camera. Three photo's are with this post.
On previous hikes, I normally turned around at the picnic tables. I started around 1:15 in the afternoon. Thirty minutes later, I rested a bit at the picnic tables, finished a bottle of water, then continued on the trail. Other folks and guide books mentioned a wooden bridge, so I thought to try and make it to there. Seemed to recall from the guide book that the bridge was just about 1/2 mile more. Without the load of a backpack and water I did not need, that 1/2 mile went pretty quick.
The below is a picture stating the end of Kuilau Trail and beginning of the Moilepe Trail along with the mileage to the eventual end points.
From the other side of the bridge, this is what the sign says. Just as the guide books said, 1/2 mile. I suppose those extra conditioning hikes around the neighborhood helped a bit.
With that, it was turn-around time, headed back to the picnic area, down the trail to the trail head. This hike has some wonderful birding opportunities. This egret has a few buddies that seem to be comfortable watching the people. At one point, an egret was in the middle of the trail. I stopped to look at it. Eventually it took off and flew over head. It was quite something to be able to hear the wind being displaced by the wing movement.
Finally, there is one area on the trail that is especially enjoyable, this is where the trees are towering and present quite a canopy. I don't know what kind of birds those are, but they are calling to each other sometimes frequently, other times in-frequently. It's worth stopping for a few minutes and taking it all in.
