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Part 3 – Hiking in Kokee – Honopu Ridge
Posted: November 5, 2008
Another great hike in Kokee is the Honopu Ridge hike which descends some 1,400 feet to overlook spectacular Honopu Valley on the Na Pali Coast of Kauai.
Part 2 – Hiking in Kokee – The Nualolo-Awaawapuhi Loop
Posted: October 31, 2008
Perhaps the most spectacular hike in Kokee is the Nualolo-’Awa’awapuhi Loop which offers charming mesic forests, stunning scenery, and a razor-edged ridge with thousand foot drop-offs on either side.
Part 1 – Hiking in Kokee – The Rainforests and Bogs of Kokee
Posted: October 26, 2008
When our Kalalau backpacking trip was over, 11 of the 15 backpackers flew back to Honolulu , while 4 of us — Justin Ohara, Patrick Rooney, Miyo Kimura, and I — continued on to Kokee for 3 more days of hiking in the mountains overlooking the Na Pali Coast of Kauai.
Part 10 – Hawaiian Monk Seal at Kee Beach
Posted: October 18, 2008
When Kenji Suzuki told me he saw a Hawaiian Monk Seal on Kee Beach as he backpacked out from Kalalau, I enthusiastically made my way to the sandy shores of the beach to look for the seal.
Part 9 – Sites at Ke’e Beach and Ha’ena
Posted: October 20, 2008
After backpacking out the 11-mile Kalalau Trail along the Na Pali Coast, we had time to explore some of the more intriguing sites near the trailhead at Kee Beach and Haena on the north shore of Kauai.
Part 8 – The Arch and Cliffs at Honopu
Posted: October 21, 2008
On our last day at Kalalau, Justin Ohara, Pat Rooney and I swam to Honopu — the next valley over from Kalalau — to see the amazing sights at this spectacular hanging valley on the Na Pali Coast of Kauai.
Part 7 – Ephemeral Rock Garden at Kalalau
Posted: October 20, 2008
While exploring the large expanse of sand at Kalalau Beach this year, we stumbled upon a striking display of ephemeral art in a sea cave next to Honopu which exists only during the summer months at Kalalau.
Part 6 – Dragonflies and Damselflies of Kalalau
Posted: October 6, 2008
The streams, pools, and waterfalls of Kalalau Valley are home to striking red and black dragonflies and damselfies found no where else in the world.