Mamama -- Manana, Waimano, Manana
August Smith (front) and Nate Yuen on the Manana trail Author : Pete Clines Hike date : August 2010 ...when you summit via Manana, come down Waimano, but finish at Manana. (The other version would be Wainano, btw.) Sunday was SUPPOSED to clear up in the afternoon. Never did. At least not where we were during this marathon trek. August Smith, Laredo Murray, Nate Yuen and I met up at the Manana trailhead and pushed off at 7am. Overcast skies and socked-in summits kept the ascent cool and comfortable. Expecting too sweat more, I carried 5 liters of refreshments but only drank 2.5 in the end. Lively conversation carried us along the otherwise uneventful trail. We also paused tooo check out several side trails that will require exploration in the future. We stayed together, and by 10:45 or so we were all at the Manana summit. A lunch break occurred, and we sat in the canopied area toooo talk story. After a while Nate departed back down the Manana trail as he had a comm