SundayHikers: Kimikaze

Our plan of hiking down Xterra and the cross island trail falls victim to the torential rain in the past few days. We decide to save that hike for a later and drier day. The FEBC and Kimikaze trail seem a good alternative. The hike is attended by the three musketeers of Handy, Cutie, and CC. Everyone else are either leaving island (Peppy and Ms. Vogue), recovering from injury (Chops), or engaging in other activities (Giggles, Kento, and WonderWoman).

We arrive at the Go-Kart parking lot, remove the baricade which is a new feature at the entrance to the lot, and park. Going up FEBC is a little bit of a challenge, but we know we need the good cardial workout. On the way to Kimikaze, we once again appreciate the beautiful early morning tranquility, mixed with the numerous birds singing, the clear blue sky, and the crisp cool air. We feel really furtunate to have this piece of undisturbed land for our enjoyment. Kimikaze trail is in premium shape. It has been cleared and expanded so it is a pure joy to hike on it. We are so glad to have decided to hike it before the grass retakes the path. At the end of the trail, we choose to forego Autobaun, and turn around back up Kimikaze. Then, instead to going down FEBC, we take the trail behind the golf course. It is a little wet, and we have to negotiate crossing a large pool of muddy water without getting our shoes wet.

Although it doesn't seem like a very long hike, it takes us 3.5 hours. We feel pretty good...

Healthy Handy & Happy Cutie