Author: Dacy
Hiking Na Pali Coast the Kalalau Trail (HD)
Thanksgiving Break 2010, at the last minute my friends and I decided to hike the entire Na Pali Coast and Hanakapi`ai Falls for a total of 26 miles. We hiked 11 miles on the first day and 15 miles on the 2nd day. We passed by some of the most magnificent landscapes I’ve ever witnessed, vivid sunsets, remote waterfalls, and even witnessed fire dancing at the hikes end. Kauai is truly a garden island paradise.
Read MorePeter’s Log (April 2009)
On Friday, April 26, my wife Patricia and I (and of course the kids) took an island hopper from Honolulu with our friend Eric Wong and his student Guo Jia (Tim) to Kauai. The he sight of us checking into an airport is amusing. We had four huge bags to check (two large Samsonite bags and two large duffel bags), four rather large carry-on bags, and two child car seats – two mountains of luggage and two kids in a double stroller.
Read MoreAmerica’s 10 Most Dangerous Hikes
The Kalalau Trail made Backpacker Magazines list of the 10 Most Dangerous Hikes in America. They point out the dangerous cliffs, footing and wet weather. The Kalalau Trail ranks a 6 on the Danger Scale.
Read MoreMemoirs of The Kalalau Trail
The Na Pali coast is located on the north coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The Pali or cliffs, are a magnificently rugged region of deep and narrow valleys ending abruptly at the sea. Waterfalls and whitewater streams sculpt these narrow valleys while the sea carves sheer cliffs. Stone walled terraces, one thousand years old, are in the valleys where early Polynesians once lived and cultivated taro (the Hawaiian equivalent of the potato)
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