Dacy, Author at Kalalau Trail

Travels with Bill and Nancy

Bill and Nancy traveled to Kauai with friends, Terry and Bev. One of the highlights of the trip was a 2-day hike on the Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali Coast. Following is Nancy’s Journal of the hike.

Kalalau Trail listed among the Best Hikes in Hawaii

Not that we ever doubted it but The Kalalau Trail was listed atop the list of the best hikes in Hawaii in Outside magazine.
Here’s what they had to say about the Kalalau Trail:

My first experience at Kalalau was back in 2002 when my buddies and I made an “all guys” 10-day trip to Hawaii (The wives still have not forgiven us). We hit all the islands SCUBA Diving, Jet Skiing, Camping and Hiking.

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Hiking the Na Pali Coast’s Kalalau Trail

My straw hat is flapping around my head like an entangled seagull, the gusting wind yanking the string it’s tied with right into the lump in my throat. My knees are weak, partly because of the long uphill climb behind me, and partly due to the gaping precipice in front of me. Four inches from my right foot, the crumbly terra-cotta trail opens to the wind, sun and gravity. Hundreds of feet below, the waves shred themselves against the sharp rocks, their booms taking several seconds to reach my throbbing eardrums.