Going up Ayuyu Road, the sky is slightly overcast and it is cool and pleasant for the uphill climb. Spicegirl forging ahead, Brad and Isaac following her lead.
Kimikaze trail is surprisingly overgrown, although still quite passable. The lull after the spring races, and the recent rain pretty much guarantees most of the trails have grown freely.
Good thing is, the fern forest is beautiful. Brad and Isaac pause for a photo op.
Boy is paying intense attention to Spicegirl, perhaps wishing for a treat.
Despite all the recent rain, there are few mushrooms visible. This group of low-lying little brown mushrooms is one of several groups growing right on the trail.
An amazing self-twisting vine growing from the ground, then somehow twisting and reaching across to a tree about ten feet away.
After a short snack break, as usual by the side of the road, we decide not to continue onto the next trail. Instead, we double back up Kimikaze.
The two ends of the trail are overgrown with sword grass. Spicegirl demonstrates the height of the grass.
Instead of going back down the FEBC road, which could be slippery, we decide to walk behind and around the golf course to return to the car. On the way, we see this flattened lizard, measuring about two feet long.
A plumeria family.
Close up of these gorgeous flame tree flowers.
We walk on a carpet of fallen flame tree flowers.
Black mushrooms growing on the dead branch.
Two tourists taking pictures of the lagoon and Managaha in the distance.
No big deal for Boy, but Brad is trying to figure out how to get over to the other side.
Best way is to step onto the grassy edge. Only a few minutes later, we are caught in a downpour all the way to the road. The rain stops as suddenly as it starts. We make it to the car and by then we are almost dry again. A typical Saipan rain storm.
The hike is about six miles and takes us almost four hours, with some obstacles on the trails and a short stop for the rain. It is a pleasant hike. Four sneakers.
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