Posted by: aloha
Our camping pictures (lots) - 03/10/09 05:22 AM
It looks as if we has restarted our at least monthly family camping trips after a hiatus of a couple of months. Most of the time, we go to Ho`omaluhia in the foot hills of the Ko`olau Mountain Range. This time was no different. We camped at Kahua Nui, which is the camp site with its parking lot closest to the camp grounds. Yeah, I like this site for not having to slog stuff too far.
Here is a picture of the Ko`olau range.
And in the distance is Mt. Olomana, which is a great hike with spectacular views from any of the three peaks.
It was really windy with the winds regularly at 15 - 30 mph with 50 mph gusts. Setting up our two 20x20 dining flies was the first order of business. And with only two guys, the wind made it exciting. The entire canopy took off on us with a strong gust and was grounded by one guy holding on with one hand. So we positioned one of the corner poles of each fly next to a pole sunk into the ground reinforced with concrete. They were held in place with a lashing and neither fly went anywhere in the wind. In the past, we have had flies lift up off the ground even after we guys them down with ratchet straps. With the corner poles lashed down, that didn't happen this time. But the wind was strong enough to bend one of the 1" steel pipes.
Here's the lashing.
To give you an idea of the wind, the tarp I set up for the kids was billowing like a sail almost the entire time we were there.
And the flames from our camp fire was going every which way with the swirling winds.
Despite the wind, we had great fun as usual. We were graced with our newest camper, barely one month old. This is actually an almost normal initiation as we tend to take the kids camping from an early age.
more to follow...
Here is a picture of the Ko`olau range.
And in the distance is Mt. Olomana, which is a great hike with spectacular views from any of the three peaks.
It was really windy with the winds regularly at 15 - 30 mph with 50 mph gusts. Setting up our two 20x20 dining flies was the first order of business. And with only two guys, the wind made it exciting. The entire canopy took off on us with a strong gust and was grounded by one guy holding on with one hand. So we positioned one of the corner poles of each fly next to a pole sunk into the ground reinforced with concrete. They were held in place with a lashing and neither fly went anywhere in the wind. In the past, we have had flies lift up off the ground even after we guys them down with ratchet straps. With the corner poles lashed down, that didn't happen this time. But the wind was strong enough to bend one of the 1" steel pipes.
Here's the lashing.
To give you an idea of the wind, the tarp I set up for the kids was billowing like a sail almost the entire time we were there.
And the flames from our camp fire was going every which way with the swirling winds.
Despite the wind, we had great fun as usual. We were graced with our newest camper, barely one month old. This is actually an almost normal initiation as we tend to take the kids camping from an early age.
more to follow...