On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:31:29 -0700, kalanamak >
wrote:

>aem wrote:
>
>> Oh, I dunno. We once rented a Geo Tracker, a very small but 4wd
thing,
>> and drove out to the Waipi'o valley. Ended up fording the river in
>> several places, water almost to the floorboards. Great fun, and
truly
>> gorgeous place.
>
>We did it in a Forester, and it was great fun. Also took the highway
>through the volcanos to Hilo...couldn't see why that was forbidden.
Much
>worse backroads in Kansas and the Cascades.
>blacksalt

That road between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea is Saddle Road and it is
windy and narrow. Maybe you didn't notice it but it is considered sub
standard somehow. I would say Waipio through the river is certainly
more treacherous. Coming 2 miles up to our farm isn't easy either but
we all make do.

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