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Matt Dillo
I'm looking for things that two adults and two high school age kids would like to do together.
We're also going to Maui. The same question applies for that island.
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I am a native Hawaiian and my favorite place on Oahu is Sandy Beach! It is a huge sandy beach with a killer shore break ...great for body surfing, boogie boarding and breaking bones...so be careful if it's big. The thing that's so fun about it is watching people there!! It's an absolute scream! That entire coastline is glorious Hanauma Bay for snorkeling...fun for the entire family, don't miss the toilet bowl, just ask, it's so fun, it's a local only secret, tourists don't usually get to experience it, unless a local tells them about it . It is at Hanauma Bay. Sea Life Park is right there, granted Sea World is bigger, better but NOT more beuatiful! Keep travelling northward on the windward coast and you will find one of the most beautiful (and quickly eroding beaches) in the world: Lanikai (Hawaiian for Beautiful Ocean). Don't miss the little town of Kailua and Lanikai Beack. Kitesurfing, kayaking to the Mokalua Islands off Kailua Beach Park is a local favroite, very safe and a wonderful day trip. Don't arrange it through your hotel, do it yourself: local style! Get a map, or pick up an independent newspaper at Ward Center (in town ) on AlaMoana Blvd. and join a hike...in Kailua/Kaneohe there's the "stairway to Heaven" guided hike straight up the Pali (hawaiian for cliffs) and you will have been where most Hawaiians have never been before! This hike is accessible through either the Sierra Club (contact them now for info) or the Honolulu Parks and Recreation Dept.the stairway could be maintained through the Coast Guard...Park and Rec should be able to tell you ask for info re: "Haiku Gardens and the Satirway to Heaven"
Visitors think that Honolulu is just another busy city on the beach and that is not true...we have all the beautiful amenities of all the outer islands but with the convenience of a big city close by! It's a perfect world! Take a trail ride on the beach in Waimanalo, the stable is atthe old Polo Grounds just past Sea Life Park and across from Bellows Beach, where there's a beach called "Sherwood Forest". "Sherwoods to locals, you can camp there if you make reservations early! It's an amazing place-old Hawaiiana. As you travel along this road, you will have dramatic mountains to yor left and breathtaking azure blue Pacific Ocean to your right...it always takes my breath away! If you stay this course, you will eventually end up on the famed North Shore of Oahu: Sunset Beach, Waimea Bay and the Bonzai Pipeline. The surf breaks are active in winter months...south swell ( Waikiki-side)is alive in summer but doesn't get big. So take a swim at Waimea Bay and jump of the rock...it's good fun for the whole family! good snorkeling there too! Grab some grinds in Haleiwa town...the town that time forgot...make your way to the H3...the prettiest freeway in Hawaii (we only have 3-jeez)..it's a beautiful drive. and now you have seen half of the island. Go sportfishing on the Sea Verse with Captain Lee Severs and catch a blue marlin! It's worth the money and he is the most successful captain in the fleet at the harbor on Ala Moana!
As for Maui! DO NOT, under any circumstances miss: CRUISER BOB'S DOWNHILL BIKE RIDE. Cruiser Bob's boys drive you and your bikes to the top of an extinct volcano Haleakala (House of the Rising Sun) to watch the most incredible sight you will witness in your life: sunrise over the volcano, then you will bike down the face of this volcano 30 plus miles to the ocean. I have been up there when it was like 35 degrees and get to the bottem and it 80 degrees. This is truly an adventure NOT to miss! Have fun!
I am a native Hawaiian and my favorite place on Oahu is Sandy Beach! It is a huge sandy beach with a killer shore break ...great for body surfing, boogie boarding and breaking bones...so be careful if it's big. The thing that's so fun about it is watching people there!! It's an absolute scream! That entire coastline is glorious Hanauma Bay for snorkeling...fun for the entire family, don't miss the toilet bowl, just ask, it's so fun, it's a local only secret, tourists don't usually get to experience it, unless a local tells them about it . It is at Hanauma Bay. Sea Life Park is right there, granted Sea World is bigger, better but NOT more beuatiful! Keep travelling northward on the windward coast and you will find one of the most beautiful (and quickly eroding beaches) in the world: Lanikai (Hawaiian for Beautiful Ocean). Don't miss the little town of Kailua and Lanikai Beack. Kitesurfing, kayaking to the Mokalua Islands off Kailua Beach Park is a local favroite, very safe and a wonderful day trip. Don't arrange it through your hotel, do it yourself: local style! Get a map, or pick up an independent newspaper at Ward Center (in town ) on AlaMoana Blvd. and join a hike...in Kailua/Kaneohe there's the "stairway to Heaven" guided hike straight up the Pali (hawaiian for cliffs) and you will have been where most Hawaiians have never been before! This hike is accessible through either the Sierra Club (contact them now for info) or the Honolulu Parks and Recreation Dept.the stairway could be maintained through the Coast Guard...Park and Rec should be able to tell you ask for info re: "Haiku Gardens and the Satirway to Heaven"
Visitors think that Honolulu is just another busy city on the beach and that is not true...we have all the beautiful amenities of all the outer islands but with the convenience of a big city close by! It's a perfect world! Take a trail ride on the beach in Waimanalo, the stable is atthe old Polo Grounds just past Sea Life Park and across from Bellows Beach, where there's a beach called "Sherwood Forest". "Sherwoods to locals, you can camp there if you make reservations early! It's an amazing place-old Hawaiiana. As you travel along this road, you will have dramatic mountains to yor left and breathtaking azure blue Pacific Ocean to your right...it always takes my breath away! If you stay this course, you will eventually end up on the famed North Shore of Oahu: Sunset Beach, Waimea Bay and the Bonzai Pipeline. The surf breaks are active in winter months...south swell ( Waikiki-side)is alive in summer but doesn't get big. So take a swim at Waimea Bay and jump of the rock...it's good fun for the whole family! good snorkeling there too! Grab some grinds in Haleiwa town...the town that time forgot...make your way to the H3...the prettiest freeway in Hawaii (we only have 3-jeez)..it's a beautiful drive. and now you have seen half of the island. Go sportfishing on the Sea Verse with Captain Lee Severs and catch a blue marlin! It's worth the money and he is the most successful captain in the fleet at the harbor on Ala Moana!
As for Maui! DO NOT, under any circumstances miss: CRUISER BOB'S DOWNHILL BIKE RIDE. Cruiser Bob's boys drive you and your bikes to the top of an extinct volcano Haleakala (House of the Rising Sun) to watch the most incredible sight you will witness in your life: sunrise over the volcano, then you will bike down the face of this volcano 30 plus miles to the ocean. I have been up there when it was like 35 degrees and get to the bottem and it 80 degrees. This is truly an adventure NOT to miss! Have fun!
What should i look for in a mountain bike?
spridder
Im in the market for a mountain bike. I havent bought a bike since i was a kid many years ago. What should i be looking for in a bike these days? I would primarily use the bike on paths and mostly trails. also, what are some decent manufactures?
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It really depends on how much you want to spend and what you want to do. if you want to do cross country mountain biking, look for weight (the lighter the better), the derailleurs, (I like Sram XTRs), the travel( this is basically how far the shocks can move, for cross country you want 4.5 inches or less), and the shocks. Fox shocks are usually the way to go in my book but Rock Shox Recons are awesome. if you are looking for a full suspension bike, Fox Floats are good rear shocks for the money. just know that climbing with a full suspension bike can be a bitch because they are usually heavier and a lot of the power from your pedal goes into the shocks instead of the chain. for Downhill bikes, I'm not really sure, but I know that you want durability and a lot more travel (7-10 inches)
It really depends on how much you want to spend and what you want to do. if you want to do cross country mountain biking, look for weight (the lighter the better), the derailleurs, (I like Sram XTRs), the travel( this is basically how far the shocks can move, for cross country you want 4.5 inches or less), and the shocks. Fox shocks are usually the way to go in my book but Rock Shox Recons are awesome. if you are looking for a full suspension bike, Fox Floats are good rear shocks for the money. just know that climbing with a full suspension bike can be a bitch because they are usually heavier and a lot of the power from your pedal goes into the shocks instead of the chain. for Downhill bikes, I'm not really sure, but I know that you want durability and a lot more travel (7-10 inches)
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