Spend a night or two in Hilo, taking time to day-hike on Mauna Kea or to drive partway up the mountain for stargazing after dark.

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The siblings claimed Siverls died of heat exhaustion during an endurance hike up a mountain in 90-degree weather with virtually no food or water and wearing a backpack filled with 40 pounds of rocks.

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The mountain's highest peak is the Guagua ("child" in Quechua), a two-hour hike from the town of Lloa, a one-hour drive south-west of Quito.

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In summer months, it is possible to hike to the peak of Qornet as-Sawda, Lebanon's highest mountain.

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