Plan an Off-Grid Hawaiian Adventure: Camping, Glamping, & Wilderness Backpacking around the Islands
It’s February, and cabin fever is setting in. Staring out the window, does the snow covering the dormant lawn suddenly transform to warm sand? Does the incessant hum of city traffic begin to sound more and more like waves crashing on the beach? From her isolated peaks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii calls. We can’t get enough of this iconic archipelago. The conspicuous absence of lace-up shoes, the multi-hued, volcanic sands, the swimming without a wetsuit, and travel that requires neither passport nor currency exchange all make travel less of a challenge. You don’t even need to speak another language, though pronouncing place names like a local might help you stand out from the rest of the tourists. We each had solo love affairs with Hawaii before we met, Hutch with the 1996 Ironman Triathlon World Championships and Shari with her 5th grade gymnastics team. Each return visit only tunes the ear more acutely to the islands’ siren song. Since living in our tiny camp...
