Category: Travel Logs
Surviving the Impossible: Miracle on the Kalalau Trail
by Dacy | Aug 6, 2024 | Articles, Featured, Hanakāpīʻai Falls, News, Travel Logs, Weather | 0
Rich Greenberg’s life took an extraordinary turn on a seemingly ordinary family vacation to Kauai. What began as a joyful hike on the Kalalau Trail to Hanakapi’ai Falls turned into a harrowing ordeal that would test the limits of human endurance and the power of the human spirit.
Read MoreFacing Fear on Steep Cliff Edges – Sketchbook Diaries Backpacking the Napali Coast, Hawaii
by Dacy | Jan 23, 2024 | Travel Logs, Video | 0
Arizona-based artist Kristi Rauckis recently posted a very artistic video that she shot and edited...
Read MoreTo Kalalau and Back in One Day – Trail Report
by Dacy | Jan 8, 2024 | Articles, Tips, Travel Logs | 0
This report is intended to provide information and perspective for those who are considering an...
Read MoreBeginner’s Honeymoon Trip Report
by Dacy | Oct 1, 2019 | Travel Logs | 0
Basic info: I’m athletic in my late 20s, little to no hiking experience but lots of...
Read MoreKalalau Trip Report- June 2019
by Dacy | Jun 26, 2019 | Travel Logs | 6
On June 17, 2019 the Kalalau Trail opened back up after being closed for 14-months. I immediately...
Read MoreHiking the Kalalau Trail to Hanakapi’ai Beach and Falls
by Dacy | Jun 15, 2019 | Travel Logs, Video | 4
Hiking in Kauai, Hawaii on the Kalalau trail to Hanakapi’ai Beach then on to Hanakapi’ai Falls on...
Read MoreKalalau Trail Documentary
by Dacy | Aug 13, 2015 | Travel Logs, Video | 1
Dario Garcia made this documentary about his visit to the Kalalau Trail in 2015.
Read MoreKauai’s Kalalau Trail: Rain or Shine
by Dacy | Apr 10, 2015 | Articles, Travel Logs | 0
Most of the dousing occurs December through March, which creates a generally pessimistic aura on travel websites regarding outdoor recreation on this sopping Eden during the off-season. But as seasoned off-season travelers know, where there be weather, there be adventure. And what better place to find adventure than Jurassic Park?
Read MoreLarry & Mitzi’s Trip Report
by Dacy | Dec 9, 2014 | Travel Logs | 0
If you’ve not done the Kalalau Trail it should certainly be on your list; especially if you’re a fan of the outdoors and enjoy the awesome beauty of nature. If you’ve done the trail then you know just how magical it can be and how it can recharge the souls of us poor bastards who are cooped up in work environments most of the time.
Read MoreHiker Recalls Series of Miracles at Kalalau that Saved his Life
by Dacy | Sep 8, 2014 | News, Travel Logs | 0
Will Schumacher will never forget the remarkable series of events that led to broken neck as well as his rescue. Will was on an annual church outing to Kalalau Beach on Friday, August 29, 2014 where he was jumping and playing in the waves.
Read MoreKalalau: 2 Day Coastal Hike Along Kauai’s Napali
by Dacy | Apr 1, 2014 | Travel Logs | 0
Over Spring break, Ikaika and I decided to hike Hawaii’s best known trail: Kalalau. The trail is 11 miles long one way and ends at a famous camp spot. Originally planned as a 4 day and 3 night event, we ended up shortening it to 2 days and 1 night while still completing all of the 22 miles, camping at the beach, visiting one of the major waterfalls, and capturing the Milky Way along the way.
Read MorePeter’s Log (April 2009)
by Dacy | Apr 30, 2009 | Travel Logs | 0
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.
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