Travels of Lucas & Cynthia
Being centrally located on Kauai has been a wonderful thing! On days off when we want to get out and hike we can choose to go all the way North or all the way West on the island all in about an hours time. With so many hikes available on the island we have tried …
With Lucas being a hiking guide on the island, we are constantly spending our free time hiking and exploring different trails across the island of Kauai. The Last two days we ventured out and did two hikes, one in Waimea Canyon called Awaawapuhi Trail and the other on the North shore going to Hanakapi'ai Falls. …
Since we landed in Kauai about a week and a half ago, we have been itching to go get out and go camping! We were ready to wipe off the dust on our summer camping gear since the last time we went camping in the backcountry was in Alaska in 20 degree weather! Needless to …
My cousin (Autumn), my wife (Cynthia), and myself (Lucas) started the Sleeping Giant Trail at a yellow gate off of Kumo'o road. In the book "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook" (very useful and a must have in our opinion) states the trail is moderately difficult but steep! The first mile and a half was very easy. …
We have been planning this trip for about 6 months now. Taking our time finding cheap plane tickets, to getting all the right gear narrowed down in our 50 liter carry on packs for our next adventure on the beautiful island of Kauai, Hawaii! Our adventure started out at 4am ESTÂ with two flights, 12 hours …
Being able to finally getting time to sit down with a cup of coffee and write a few words on this blog feels pretty dang good!  I knew before we parked our camper at home (our primary residence thats not on wheels 🙂 that our first few weeks were going to be a little hectic, and …
In 1985 Steven Spielberg possibly came out with one of the greatest films of all time! (At least in my books) I was always thrilled to sit with a bowl of popcorn and watch ‘The Goonies’ with my sisters. As a child it put us in adventure mode, who doesn’t want to find treasure! But …
As we crossed over the Canadian border back into US territory, we gave a sigh of relief. It was so nice to be back in the states! Canada is very beautiful especially British Columbia but we were happy to see cheaper fuel prices and miles per hour vs the kilometers that they have posted. Our …
10 Days ago our journey in Alaska came to an end. As we packed up the remaining items in the camper we were a little sad to leave such a beautiful, welcoming state. Alaska will always hold a special place in our hearts, as will all the people and friends we met who made our …
Before arriving in Alaska May of last year, we discovered the movie "Into the Wild" based on the travels of  Christopher McCandless and his need for adventure; which landed him in Alaska and to his death on Bus 142 off Stampede Trail. Ironically before we left for our adventure to Alaska we landed jobs at …
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