January 8-19, 2017: Kaua'i, Hawaii

January 8: Po'ipu

sunrise
Po'ipu Beach Park
monk seal signs
Po'ipu Beach Park

January 9: Hihimanu

Wainiha Pali & Hanalei Bay
'Okolehao Trail
Hihimanu, Namolokama, & Mamalahoa
'Okolehao Trail
muddy trail
'Okolehao Trail
the ridge to Hihimanu
Hihimanu Trail
the "trail"
Hihimanu Trail
rope through a tunnel of brush
Hihimanu Trail
false meadow-beauty
Hihimanu Trail
Hanalei Bay
Hihimanu Trail
naupaka kuahiwi
Hihimanu Trail
ridgetop trail
Hihimanu Trail
Hihimanu's twin summits
Hihimanu Trail
Hihimanu's southern summit
north summit of Hihimanu
Anahola Mountain, Namakana, Makaleha, & Hanalei Valley
north summit of Hihimanu
head of Wai'oli Valley
north summit of Hihimanu
araucaria leaves
north summit of Hihimanu
rope #27
Hihimanu Trail
ridge below Hihimanu
Hihimanu Trail
'ohi'a lehua
Hihimanu Trail
'ie'ie fruit
Hihimanu Trail
wild morning glory (koali 'awa)
Hihimanu Trail
albizia trees & Hihimanu
Hihimanu Trail
ko'oko'olau
Hihimanu Trail

January 10: Makauwahi Cave

Makauwahi Cave
Makauwahi Cave Trail
chickens
Makauwahi Cave Trail
yellow 'ilima
Makauwahi Cave Trail
ants on naio flowers
Makauwahi Cave Trail
bitter melon flower
Makauwahi Cave Trail
hairy Indian mallow
Makauwahi Cave Trail
golden crown-beard
Makauwahi Cave Trail
eroded sandstone
Makauwahi Cave Trail
kou leaves & flowers
Makauwahi Cave Trail
three-lobe false mallow
Gillin's Beach
black-crowned night heron & sea turtle
Koloa Landing
green sea turtle & Waikomo Stream
Koloa Landing

January 11: Alaka'i Swamp

haze in Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon Drive
clouds on the Pihea Trail
Pihea Trail
hazy Kalalau Valley
Pihea Trail
purple stenogyne (mōhihi)
Pihea Trail
tiny mushroom
Pihea Trail
the trail
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
kahili ginger
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
ridge northeast of Pihea
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
'ohe naupaka
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
low-growing 'ohi'a lehua
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
boardwalk & pig fence
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
bird tracks in soft mud
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
Alaka'i Swamp
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
upper Wainiha Valley
Kilohana Viewpoint
Pali 'Ele'ele
Kilohana Viewpoint
view toward Hanalei Bay
Kilohana Viewpoint
trail through Alaka'i Swamp
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
wawae'iole (staghorn club-moss)
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
kanawao flowers
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
Kaua'i violet (pohe hiwa)
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
ohelo flowers
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
stream
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
moss
Alaka'i Swamp Trail
Nakeikiana'i'iwi
Pihea Trail
uluhe fiddlehead
Pihea Trail
makole berries
Pihea Trail
Kalalau Valley
Pihea Trail
Ka'a'alahina Ridge & Kalalau Valley
Pihea Trail
Kalalau Valley
Pihea Trail

January 11: Kalepa Ridge

Kalalau Valley
Kalepa Ridge Trail
head of Kalalau Valley
Kalepa Ridge Trail
trail through uluhe ferns
Kalepa Ridge Trail
Kalepa Ridge panorama
Kalepa Ridge Trail
southwest side of Kalalau Valley
Kalepa Ridge Trail
knife-edge ridges & an iliau tree
Kalepa Ridge Trail
Kalalau Falls
Kalepa Ridge Trail
trail under trees
Kalepa Ridge Trail
the trail
Kalepa Ridge Trail
the trail
Kalepa Ridge Trail
Na Pali Coast & Kalalau Valley
Kalepa Ridge Trail
short but terrifying ridge
Kalepa Ridge Trail
the end of Kalepa Ridge
Kalepa Ridge Trail
Honopu Valley & the western Na Pali Coast
Kalepa Ridge Trail
Adam's feet
Kalepa Ridge Trail
west side of Kalalau Valley
Kalepa Ridge Trail
shadows in Kalalau Valley
Kalepa Ridge Trail
Kalalau Valley in shadow
Kalepa Ridge Trail
'ohia lehua silhouette
Kalepa Ridge Trail
park-like ridgetop
Kalepa Ridge Trail
Koke'e yellow loosestrife
Kalepa Ridge Trail
sunset clouds
Waimea Canyon Drive

January 12: Po'ipu

thin-shelled rock crab ('a'ama)
Shipwreck Beach (Keoneloa Bay)
Makawehi before sunrise
Shipwreck Beach (Keoneloa Bay)
Makawehi at sunrise
Shipwreck Beach (Keoneloa Bay)
Makawehi at sunrise
Shipwreck Beach (Keoneloa Bay)
high surf
Makawehi Bluff
Makawehi cliffs at sunrise
Makawehi Bluff
Chinese violet
Makawehi Bluff
sunset
Brennecke Beach
sunset
Brennecke Beach
naupaka kahakai
Brennecke Beach

January 13: Waimea Canyon

Waikomo Stream
Koloa Landing
Spouting Horn & the moon
Spouting Horn Beach Park
sunrise, clouds, & tidepools
Spouting Horn Beach Park
Spouting Horn at sunrise
Spouting Horn Beach Park
sunrise at Spouting Horn
Spouting Horn Beach Park
Waimea Canyon, hazy
Waimea Canyon Lookout
Waipo'o Falls
Waimea Canyon Drive
lady's eardrops
Canyon Trail
Pu'u Hinahina
Canyon Trail
Waimea Canyon
Canyon Trail
Waipo'o Falls
Canyon Trail
Mexican primrose-willow
Canyon Trail
trail to Ka'ou
Canyon Trail
descending from Ka'ou
Canyon Trail
Ka'ou panorama
Canyon Trail
Po'omau Canyon
Canyon Trail
Po'omau Canyon & Waimea Canyon
Canyon Trail
small waterfall above Waipo'o Falls
Canyon Trail
rock arches
Canyon Trail
clouds in Kalalau Valley
Pihea Trail
Japanese honeysuckle
Pihea Trail
sunset surfer
Po'ipu Beach Park

January 14: Po'ipu

sunset
Po'ipu Beach Park
sunset & tidepools
Po'ipu Beach Park
sunset clouds
Po'ipu Beach Park
palm trees at sunset
Po'ipu Beach Park
monkeypod tree at sunset
Ho'owili Road

January 15: North Shore

Papa'a Bay before sunrise
Papa'a Bay
cocnouts in Papa'a Stream
Papa'a Bay
sunrise
Papa'a Bay
sunrise
Papa'a Bay
sunrise
Papa'a Bay
coconut palm & the moon
Papa'a Bay
tree heliotrope berries
Papa'a Bay
tree heliotrope buds & flowers
Papa'a Bay
sweet clock-vine (whitelady)
Papa'a Bay
Kalalea (Anahola Mountain)
Kalalea View Drive
nene family
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
cave entrance, from inside
Waikapala'e Cave
Waikapala'e Wet Cave
Waikapala'e Cave
vines or roots
Waikapala'e Cave
Waikanaloa Wet Cave
Waikanaloa Cave
Hawaiian garden spider (female)
Waikanaloa Cave
Na Pali Coast
Kalalau Trail
hala tree & blue water
Kalalau Trail
Na Pali Coast
Kalalau Trail
feral popoki
Hanakapi'ai Beach
mossy stream
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
Hanakapi'ai Falls & Hanakapi'ai Stream
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
Hanakapi'ai Falls
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
bottom of Hanakapi'ai Falls
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
impatiens at Hanakapi'ai Falls
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
Hanakapi'ai Falls
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
Hanakapi'ai Falls
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
bamboo
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
soft elephant's-foot
Hanakapi'ai Falls Trail
ridge behind Mauna Pulu'o
Kalalau Trail
Na Pali Coast
Kalalau Trail
Philippine ground orchid
Kalalau Trail
white-rumped shama
Kalalau Trail
lower Hanalei Valley
Hanalei Valley Overlook
gold dust day gecko
Kipuka Street

January 16: Maha'ulepu & Polihale

Gillin's Beach
Gillin's Beach
monk seal & Ha'upu Ridge
Kawailoa Bay
monk seal
Kawailoa Bay
Kawailoa Bay
Kawailoa Bay
homemade beach swing
Kawailoa Bay
'ilima papa
Pao'o Point
pa'u-o-Hi'iaka
Pao'o Point
big waves in blue water
Pao'o Point
sharp sandstone
Pao'o Point
big waves
Pao'o Point
sharp sandstone
Pao'o Point
eroded sandstone
Pao'o Point
sharp sandstone & Ha'upu Ridge
Pao'o Point
breaking waves & Kawelikoa Point
east of Pao'o Point
end of Polihale Ridge
Polihale Beach
beyond Polihale's sand
Polihale Beach
naio (false sandalwood)
Polihale Beach
Polihale sunset
Polihale Beach
Polihale sunset
Polihale Beach
Polihale sunset
Polihale Beach
Polihale sunset
Polihale Beach
cliffs after sunset
Polihale Beach

January 17: Nounou (Sleeping Giant)

Opaeka'a Falls
Opaeka'a Falls Overlook
trail through strawberry guava
Nounou West Trail
Nounou's summit and Wailua River
Nounou Mountain
Brazilian pepper (Christmas berry)
Nounou Mountain
Nounou & Makaleha
Nounou Mountain
Nounou panorama
Nounou Mountain
Kalalea (Anahola Mountain)
Nounou Mountain
Wai'ale'ale & Makaleha
Nounou Mountain
laua'e (maile-scented fern)
Nounou Mountain
strawberry guava
Nounou West Trail

January 18: Koke'e sunset

insect rays (?!)
Waimea Canyon Lookout
sunset over Ni'ihau & Lehua
Makaha Ridge Road
Makaha Valley & Miloli'i Ridge
Makaha Ridge Road
Ni'ihau & Lehua, after sunset
Makaha Ridge Road
twlight above Kalalau
Pu'u o Kila
Kalalau Valley & stars
Pu'u o Kila
stars & tree silhouettes
Pu'u o Kila
Milky Way & flashlight-painted trees
Pu'u Hinahina

January 19: One last turtle

green sea turtle
Po'ipu Beach Park

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