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<\/p>\nI’m back from my quick work trip to Hawaii, but before I finished up there, I was able to squeeze in a second ride.\u00a0 The Manana trail was less than 15 minutes from where I was working so it fit the bill\u00a0for a post-work ride.\u00a0 It was\u00a0pretty short trail mileage-wise but mileage can be deceptive sometimes, particularly if the\u00a0terrain is interesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Such was the case with this trail.\u00a0 There were plenty of roots to contend with on the first half of this ride.\u00a0\u00a0 I was glad today was a dry day as these things can turn your bike into an ejection seat rather easily when wet.\u00a0\u00a0 With the roots\u00a0dry they were manageable and allowed for some serious brushing up on the technical “monkey motion” skills.\u00a0 There were two unscheduled nose-wheelies that I still have no idea how I managed to keep from going over the bars.<\/p>\n
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Somewhere around the 1.5 mile mark the trail comes out of the thick foliage and starts following a somewhat open ridgeline.\u00a0\u00a0 In the picture above you\u00a0should be able to make out the cut of the trail.\u00a0 The trail was actually easier for a while along this ridge as the roots were much more sparce.\u00a0 The views of the Ko’olau Mountains to the east continued to be intriguing as I climbed but the peaks were mostly shroud by the tradewinds clouds spilling over from the windward side of the island.<\/p>\n
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The views of the\u00a0Waianae mountain range on the west side of island opened up behind me as I\u00a0climbed.\u00a0\u00a0 I imagine that a\u00a0morning time ride would be the best time to take in this\u00a0view.<\/p>\n
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The trail follows up the ridge for a while and then started a bit more roller coasteering with things getting steeper.\u00a0 It was easy to tell that I was moving beyond where most hikers where opting to turn around and head back as the trail transitioned from a dirt tread to a short grassy tread.\u00a0 There were also plenty of strawberry guava plants along the trail which gave me great excuses to stop and sample the goods.\u00a0 Snacking on tasty native edibles seemed downright decadent.<\/p>\n
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As the ridgeline undulations became larger and steeper, the hike-a-bike sections became more frequent and longer.\u00a0\u00a0 The trail started giving me glimpses of what\u00a0a tropical version of the Los Pinos Trail<\/a> in Orange County would look like.\u00a0 Hike-a-Biking rarely bothers me as some of the best riding I have ever done has involved some quality time with your feet on the ground.\u00a0 The Manana trail goes up to the\u00a0Ko’olau summit over the course of six miles so this could be up to a 12-mile ride.\u00a0 I did maybe six to eight miles total opting to turn around\u00a0at a point\u00a0where\u00a0I thought the\u00a0daylight\u00a0buffer and expected return\u00a0time equation seemed to balance out.\u00a0\u00a0 The actual return time was much quicker than\u00a0expected and I wish I would have pressed onward a little further.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe next time.<\/p>\n