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    "Stairway to Heaven" Oahu, Hawaii

    Hiked "Stairway to Heaven" this morning, a great hike! the photo's are a mix of Canon Digi Rebel XT, and iPhone pics.

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    Old pulley machine that the Navy used to get people up there!




    the perfect way to wind down from the hike:


    some history on the stairs:

    "he Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven or Haʻikū Ladder, is a steep hiking trail on the island of Oʻahu.

    The trail began as a wooden ladder spiked to the cliff on the south side of the Haʻikū Valley. It was installed in 1943 to enable the construction of antenna cables that would be strung from one side of the cliffs above Haʻikū Valley to the other. A building to provide a continuous communication link between Wahiawā and Haʻikū Valley Naval Radio Station was also constructed at the very peak of Puʻukeahiakahoe, elevation at about 2,800 feet (850 m). These extraordinary antennae transmitted very low frequency radio signals from a 200,000-watt Alexanderson alternator located in the center of Haʻikū valley. The signals could reach US Navy submarines as far away as Tokyo Bay even while the submarines remained underwater.

    A popular history of the construction of Haʻikū Stairs is contained in Woodbury, David Builders for Battle chapter XXIII, E P Hutton & Company Inc., New York, 1946.

    When the Naval base was decommissioned in the 1950s, the United States Coast Guard used the site for an Omega station. In the early 1950s, the wooden stairs were replaced by sections of metal steps and ramps — by one count, 3,922 steps. The station and trail were closed to the public in 1987. Despite the closure, some hikers ignore the No Trespassing signs and continue to climb, contributing to the local community's misgivings about reopening the structure.

    Local officials have repaired the trail and the ladders, but the trail will remain closed and patrolled by security until access and management issues have been resolved."
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    Amazing spot...is it re-opened?
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      #3
      Wow, climbing that many stairs would be quite the thigh destroyer.

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        #4
        Originally posted by lylefk View Post
        Amazing spot...is it re-opened?
        "no"
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        http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloodonthemotorway/sets/

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          #5
          Originally posted by Ray Smoodiver View Post
          Wow, climbing that many stairs would be quite the thigh destroyer.
          nah the climb was the easy part - it was the descent that was the thigh destroyer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
          "Modern cars, they all look like electric shavers."
          http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloodonthemotorway/sets/

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            #6
            Dude,
            if you're in Hawaii, get the fuck out. hurricane felicia gonna tear that place up.
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              #7
              Dealership i work at doesnt close for shit. Even during a hurricane i'll still be taking that road below the stairway to work.

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                #8
                is that up on diamond head? im pissed I never got to hike that.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by hot karl marx View Post
                  is that up on diamond head? im pissed I never got to hike that.
                  No its over in Kaneohe
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Dirtbleed View Post
                    Dude,
                    if you're in Hawaii, get the fuck out. hurricane felicia gonna tear that place up.
                    Is it a hurricane? or a typhoon? ;-)
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                      #11
                      I did a fair portion of the Kalalau Trail over on Kauai back in February. Need to get back to finish it sometime.

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                        #12
                        i'll have to check that out. my wife, son and I moving there next month.
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                          #13
                          I never wanted to go to Hawai'i before. I always assumed it was too hot & humid. Since I've been there I'm trying to find a way to get back ASAP.

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                            #14
                            Just came back from waikiki. Never knew about that place. I would so go!

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                              #15
                              Hey, I used to live like 10 min from there. Great hike, pretty serious stairs though and having to hang over the side so people can get back down is pretty sketchy.

                              Visiting Hawaii is a lot better than living there though.

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