{"id":8237,"date":"2014-02-17T09:33:18","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T22:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=8237"},"modified":"2014-02-17T09:33:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T22:33:18","slug":"waahila-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/waahila-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"waahila ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hen-chicks-wild.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"hen-chicks-wild\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hen-chicks-wild.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hen-chicks-wild.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hen-chicks-wild.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignleft OVR\">\n<h1><a class=\"white\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/waahila-ridge\">[mm-insert-title]<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"white\">up and down the mountain<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hens-rooster-national-park-hawaii.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"hens-rooster-national-park-hawaii\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hens-rooster-national-park-hawaii.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/hens-rooster-national-park-hawaii.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alignright\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/pine-trees-waahil-ridge.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"pine-trees-waahil-ridge\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/pine-trees-waahil-ridge.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/pine-trees-waahil-ridge.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/chicken-flock-pine-forest.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"chicken-flock-pine-forest\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/chicken-flock-pine-forest.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/chicken-flock-pine-forest.jpg?resize=441%2C293&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/chicken-flock-pine-forest.jpg?resize=624%2C415&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignleft OVR\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<fancyletter class=\"orange\">H<\/fancyletter>ow many places in the world have a hike beginning with a pine forest full of wild chickens? Actually now I come to think about it every hike with done in Oahu has begun with chickens at the base, and this isn&#8217;t even the island they call &#8220;Chicken Island&#8221;! I think I&#8217;m going to miss waking up to a rooster crowing. With our accommodation half way up the mountain we&#8217;re counting down our last days in Hawaii with some hikes over Waikiki and finally some relaxing beach days, we&#8217;ll be fit going up and down everyday! 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/trail-across-steep-ridge.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/trail-across-steep-ridge.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ferns-trsil-sunlight.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"ferns-trsil-sunlight\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ferns-trsil-sunlight.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, 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