Showing posts with label Kōkeʻe State Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kōkeʻe State Park. Show all posts

16 June 2016

Swamp on Top of the World

Alaka’i Swamp Trail, Kōkeʻe State Park, Kauai

In the bosom of Volcano. HIGH UP. Where Clouds like to hang around. Perennial Watering. And Alaka’i is born.

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Enter and Close the Door

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Come Closer

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Thriving in Colors. I wonder why humans like to dress in black?

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Fern Trees. Wiggly Horizon. Clouds Lurking.

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: ‘Ohi’a and Uluhe. In their Own Ways.

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Those Sparkles from the Sun know where to land

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Kilohana Lookout. High Up!

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: On Top of the World



 

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: I feel Embraced

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Moss People. Weaving around.

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Clouds rising with wind

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: On the Ground

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: An Alien Here. Charms with its Looks and Scents.

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Thank You for the Privilege

Alaka’i Swamp Trail: Back to the Trailhead. Cliffs of Waimea Canyon in View.

07 June 2016

On the Edge

Nu’alolo Trail, Kōkeʻe State Park, Kauai

On the Descent of Nu’alolo Trail. Toward Nāpali Coast. Koa Trees are smiling. TRUE Hawaiians! Dusty RED around my boots. Must be slippery when wet. Long Views in sight. And then the RIDGE! My Fear of Heights awakens. Pjer says GO. And I GO. Slowly moving, stopping, moving… I am on the Edge. Nāpali in all its Majesty. Boundless BLUE of the Ocean.

Nu’alolo Trail: On the Descent. Toward Nāpali Coast.

Nu’alolo Trail: Koa Trees smiling. True Hawaiians!

Nu’alolo Trail: Dusty Red. Must be Slippery when Wet.

Nu’alolo Trail: Long Views in Sight

Nu’alolo Trail: The Ridge. My Fear of Heights awakens.

Nu’alolo Trail: Pjer says Go. And I Go.

Nu’alolo Trail: On the Edge. Playing It safe.

Nāpali Coast: Undulating in concert with the Ocean

Nāpali Coast: Boundless Blue

Nu’alolo Trail: On the Way back

Nu’alolo Trail: The Rain Lives On