Kitties!
Sheebie here.
OK, so technically this isn't a selfie, but dammit, this is me and my pal Carolyn on top of Koko Head Crater and we were so happy to have made it to the top!
This is the trail head, there are about 1050 "steps" to the top. In reality, it's wayWayWAY more steps than that...
...because each "step" is a railroad tie from the old military train tracks up to the summit and requires two or more actual strides to traverse. Some sadistic bastard helpful person marked them out in sets of hundreds.
It's amazing how high up you are at the finish, You're so busy climbing over the ties, scaling the bridge (with nothing underneath it!), and clambering up the 50-degree incline at the end that you lose track of how far up you've gone.
It was a phenomenal hike, and I'd do it again in a minute. Well, honestly, make that two hours...that's how long it took us to get up and down again. There was one quite elderly gentleman who did two round trips in the time it took us to go once...he was a monster! Evidently I have some endurance work to do...
Happy Sunday!
XX Sheebie XX
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What an incredibly beautiful spot, and what an incredible hike. Way to go for making it to the top. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
ReplyDeleteErm, rails down the side of the steps.... looks like someone could haul (okay make it motorised) a cart up there and make loads of money from tourists.
ReplyDeleteAn amazing effort and view.
The only problem with something like that for my human is... the getting down part! She's like a cat that way - has no problem climbing up but then you have to call the fire department to get her back down!
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes, I'm tired just looking at that.. thinking about all those steps, yikes, I have to go nap now and recover from envisioning..
ReplyDeleteGreat work! Congratulations :) Pawkisses for a wonderful Sunday :) <3
ReplyDeleteWhat a great adventure,xx Speedy
ReplyDeleteThat is a fantastic view! When my humans saw Koko Head, they would have liked to try and get to the top, but my mum has plates in her leg and knew there would be no way she would get back down without major pain. (That's assuming they could make it to the top before they collapsed!)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's awesome! That looks like quite the enjoyable hike, and that view is fantastic. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's impressive! Our human would never make it, that's for sure!
ReplyDeletePAWSOME!
ReplyDeleteGreat selfie and I am very impressed.
ReplyDeleteThat is quite an accomplishment! And the view is extraordinary. Well worth it!
ReplyDeleteJean from Welcome to the Menagerie
Maybe you hike the way my grandfather used to drive: The more he talked, the slower he drove :)
ReplyDeleteThat man was an elderly show off! :) What an amazing hike though. Our mommy would've bitched every step of the way. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteWow ! What an adventure ! The view is fantastic ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are getting lots of exercise!
ReplyDeleteBet that was a fun climb too.
Youza trekking da paws!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is an amazing hike. And the view...spectacular!
ReplyDeleteWOW. Talk about "buns of steel" after that one. Yikes! I am impressed!
ReplyDeleteOh my CAT now this is a CLIMB!!!!! I am tired just looking at you both - WELL DONE!
ReplyDeleteAmazing feat! Climbing up is one thing.... getting down... don't look down. -Katie Kat.
ReplyDeleteAnd the view is awesome, even if you do look down...mol
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