AUSTIN SIERRA CLUB OUTINGS PHOTO GALLERY

Kauai, Hawaii Trip

From October 3 to October 12 of 1998, seventeen Austin Sierra Club participants camped, hiked, swam, snorkled and kayakked the fabulous 'Garden Island' of Kauai. As these photos will attest, it is truly an island paradise and one of nature's most beautiful and spectacular creations.

2. View of the Kalihiwai River, about a kilometer from our beach camp and a great kayak river. Kalihiwai River view.

3. Underwater shot taken at Hideways Beach of a 'Moorish Idol' and the state fish of Hawaii, a reef triggerfish the Hawaiians call a Humuhumunukunukuapua'a.

4. Parrot Wrasse and Saddle Wrasse at Hideways. Wrasse.

5. Fish who heard rumors about someone with fish food. Fish.

6. Participants enjoy the oceanside beauty of the natural pool called the Queen's Bath.

7. This is a sunset from the beach of the Princeville Hotel, site of one of the best Lu'aus on the island, at the end of a perfect day. Sunset.

8. It's a bit of a hike, and you have to cross a stream, but the reward at the end is worth it. Ho'opi'i Falls.

9. The ocean spouts up out of this hole in the lava when the surf is high. Called 'blowholes', they can be found on many of the islands, but Spouting Horn, near Po'ipu Beach, is one of the most famous.

10. After five days on the beach, we relocated to cabins at the Koke'e State Park at the top of famous Waimea Canyon. This a view from a canyon overlook.

11. The name 'Waimea' means 'red-colored waters' in reference to the rivers that erode the red-walled canyon into the current spectacular shape. Mark Twain is said to have called it the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.

12. Kay, Lee and Becky pause on the jungle trail that runs along the rim of the Kalalau Valley. Called the Pihea Trail, it affords great views of the Na Pali coastline before it joins the Alaka'i Swamp Trail.

13. One of the most beautiful valleys in the world, the Kalalau Valley runs from the top of the Waimea Canyon down to the Na Pali coastline.

14. We were extremely fortunate to be at Koke'e for the celebration of the native Hawaiian 'E Eo Emmalani Festival,' a tribute to the cross-island trek of Queen Emma through the Alaka'i Swamp. In this picture, a descendant of Emma, Queen of Kauai, enjoys the homage paid to her as a representative of her famous ancestor.

15. This was part of the floral tribute to Queen Emma. Ginger and Bird of Paradise.

16. Colorful hula dancers re-enact, through a hula and chant, a famous Hawaiian battle as part of their tribute to Queen Emma.

17. One of the charms of Kauai is the profusion of intense colors and beautiful flowers found along the trails and jungles throughout the island. Native flower.

18. Wild Fuchsia, source of the dye prized by Europeans for its rich color, grows wild along a ridge trail. Fuchsia.

19. On the last day of the trip, we made a quick visit to the Nawiliwili Harbor lighthouse on Ninini Point, guarding the entrance to the harbor.

Want to see even more?
Follow this link to the page of photos from the June, 1999 RETURN TO KAUAI.

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