Saturday May 14
Today we continued our own version of a driving island tour.
Kilauea Lighthouse
Kilauea Lighthouse is the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian Islands. Built in 1913, it had the largest lens of it's kind and guided ships heading to and from the Orient. In the 1970's its light was turned off and this landmark was replaced by a low-maintenance light beacon.
Chris was able to tell me all the animals on this sign: Humpback whale, sea turtle (honu), seal, and the bird (but now I've forgotten what kind of bird it was)
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon is the largest canyon in the Pacific and truly a dramatic sight to behold. The canyon measures 10 miles long, 1 mile wide, and more than 3,500-feet deep. It was carved thousands of years ago by rivers and floods that flowed from Mount Waialeale's summit. The lines in the canyon walls depict different volcanic eruptions and lava flows that have occurred over the centuries. Even though smaller than the Grand Canyon of Arizona, Waimea Canyon rivals the beauty.
I like to think of it as the Grand Canyon, yet green too
It was a bit of a rainy day... so we didn't get a lot of bright sunny pictures.
close up of the waterfall
another shot of the waterfall and stream
he's actually smiling!
Jared and his little buddy, Lainey
Kalalau Lookout
This isn't just another Waimea Canyon lookout, as many suspect. It's a view into the heart of the Kalalau Valley, one of the most photographed and well recognized valleys in all of Hawai'i. This is primarily because the valley and surrounding coast have served as the backdrop for countless films including King Kong (the original), Mighty Joe Young, Jurassic Park, and Six Days Seven Nights. Kalalau Lookout is also the highest elevation most people reach in Kaua'i by road, 4,000 feet. As we mentioned before, here you will find one of the greatest views in all of Hawai'i. Kalalau Valley is the largest valley on the island at two miles wide. Amazingly, it was inhabited up until 1919
a borrowed picture of what this lookout can look like
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/rainbow-along-the-na-pali-coast-kauai-hawaii-from-the-kalalau-lookout-brendan-reals.html
It wasn't a great photograph day for us though. It was very rainy, and when we got here we had about a 5 min window in the rain clouds to get these pictures. Within minutes the view disappeared behind the clouds
Looking down towards the start of the Na Pali Coast
Kauai Coffee Plantation
not sure what was up with the posing, but he's at it again
He thought the beans were so cool... in fact he picked a few to take home with him....
Hanapepe Swinging Bridge
Hanapepe Swinging Bridge is a foot bridge that was rebuilt after the Hurricane in 1992. It spans the Hanapepe River and brings many tourists to see and walk across it each year.
what a goof ball
on the other side of the bridge... yeah the smile didn't make it through the whole day
Jared and Chris walking on the bridge
Lil Man walking on the bridge... its a bit wabbely because I was rocking the bridge as he was walking and as I was trying to record him walking on it as it rocked.
No comments:
Post a Comment