My Kaua'i Hiking Adventures
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:26 pm
Wifey and I were priveleged to spend the past 11 days on the north shore of Kaua'i (near Hanalei) on a nice vacation. In between surfing, horseback riding, and some other adventures we got to go on some really cool hikes, including up the Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali coast a ways and then to an awesome waterfall (Hanakapia'i).
Here's the pics:
We started out on a Sunday afternoon on an impromptu afternoon hike on what is called the Okolehao Trail. It goes up a ridge above Hanalei Bay. From the top (about 1300' of elevation gain in 2 miles) you can see all of Hanalei Bay, up to the Na Pali coast, and out towards the Kilauea Lighthouse in the other direction. It is said you can see 20% of the entire island from the top.
This is the first vista of Hanalei and the mountains inland of there about halfway up the trail:
Wifey and I decided to continue up the trail, which got sketchier after that point:
At the top the vista to the other direction towards Princeville/Kilauea was pretty cool:
We got intermittent showers on the way down, and the trail was muddy and slippery and steep, but it was worth it:
At the end of the day, we got a nice sunset on the beach at Tunnels near our B&B in Wainiha:
Here's the pics:
We started out on a Sunday afternoon on an impromptu afternoon hike on what is called the Okolehao Trail. It goes up a ridge above Hanalei Bay. From the top (about 1300' of elevation gain in 2 miles) you can see all of Hanalei Bay, up to the Na Pali coast, and out towards the Kilauea Lighthouse in the other direction. It is said you can see 20% of the entire island from the top.
This is the first vista of Hanalei and the mountains inland of there about halfway up the trail:
Wifey and I decided to continue up the trail, which got sketchier after that point:
At the top the vista to the other direction towards Princeville/Kilauea was pretty cool:
We got intermittent showers on the way down, and the trail was muddy and slippery and steep, but it was worth it:
At the end of the day, we got a nice sunset on the beach at Tunnels near our B&B in Wainiha: