16 Days in Hawaii, October 2019
Hawaii, October 2019, 6 Nights on Maui, 3 nights on Molokai and 6 nights on Kauai.
1 - Hawaii overview map. I spent 6 Nights on Maui, 3 nights on Molokai and 6 nights on Kauai, a day trip to Lanai, and changed planes on Oahu
2 - I arrived in Maui after dark, first night in an Airbnb in Wailuku, then 340 miles driven on Maui
3 - Then I headed to altitude, Haleakala National Park, like a different planet
4 - Sliding Sands Trail, Haleakala NP
5 - A Nene, Hawaii's state bird
6 - From Haleakala, Big Island in the distance. 80 miles away
7 - Haleakala observatories
8 - Looking down on the clouds below me on 10,000' Haleakala
9 - Ahinahina plants on the peak of Haleakala
10 - Setting sun from Haleakala
11 - Hosmer Grove, camped here for free, 7000', cold at night, all other nights were hot!
12 - On my way down, western half of Maui with north and south ocean shores
13 - Kahoolawe (an old bombing range) and tiny Molokini (middle right) on my way down Haleakala
14 - Mokokini is a popular snorkeling destination
15 - SW Hana loop
16 - SW Hana loop
17 - SW Hana loop
18 - SW Hana loop
19 - SW Hana loop
20 - SW Hana loop
21 - SW Hana loop
22 - SW Hana loop, road gets narrow
23 - SW Hana loop, getting greener
24 - From SW Hana loop
25 - On the 4 mile hike/climb to Waimoku Falls, Haleakala NP east
26 - Muddy and rocky trail on the way up to the falls
27 - Me as I approach Waimoku Falls, Haleakala NP east
28 - 400 ft Waimoku Falls, Haleakala NP east
29 - My Haleakala NP east campsite, free
30 - From Hana Hwy
31 - Wai' Anapanapa Stae Park, Hana Hwy
32 - Pua'a Kaa State Waside Park, Hana Hwy
33 - Pua'a Kaa State Waside Park, Hana Hwy
34 - Hana Hwy, a drone, I did not bring any of mine
35 - From Hana Hwy
36 - From Hana Hwy
37 - From Hana Hwy
38 - Cliffside road work
39 - From Hana Hwy
40 - Surfer dude, taken from Hookipa Park
41 - Catching some air
42 - Nothing but air
43 - Exceeding the speed limit
44 - All the surfing and sail board pictures were taken from here with my tiny 30x zoom HX80 Sony camera
45 - Hahekili Higway
46 - Hahekili Higway, some long stretches of one-way road, beautifull, not many places to pull over for pictures
47 - Hahekili Higway
48 - Mountain view from my Camp Olowalu site
49 - Ocean view from my Camp Olowalu site
50 - Kapalua Beach, snorkled here
51 - I took the ferry to Lanai to see the Cat Santuary, 600+ cats
52 - Very friendly cats
53 - Except this shy one
54 - Lanai, Hulopoe Beach
55 - Lania, swimming hole, there was a ladder down to it, Four Seasons Resort on far shore
56 - Lanai coast
57 - Maalaea Bay with Haleakala in the clouds
58 - La Parouse Bay, the end of the Hyw 31
59 - Goats at La Parouse Bay
60 - Looking up toward Haleakala, newest Maui lava in the foreground
61 - Red-crested cardninal
62 - Leaving Maui
63 - Hahekili Higway
64 - Now for 3 days in Molokai, 150 miles driven on Molokai
65 - Arriving to Molokai
66 - View from my Molokai Wavecrest condo, Maui in the distance
67 - And Lania
68 - View out of the back of my condo
69 - Heading to the east end of Molokai, tide is up
70 - East Molokai
71 - East Molokai
72 - East Molokai
73 - Halawa Valley, the east end of Molokai
74 - Halawa Valley
75 - Mo'oula Falls in Halawa Valley
76 - Halawa Beach
77 - A surfer at Halawa Beach
78 - Halawa Beach
79 - To west Molokai
80 - West Molokai turkey
81 - All alone on Papohaku Beach, west end of Molokai, their best beach
82 - Kalaupapa Peninsula, a former leprosy colony, now a National Historical Park
83 - Phalic Rock, Pala'au State Park
84 - Leaving Molokai, west end of the island, Papohaku Beach
85 - I stopped in Ohau to change planes to get to Kauai, here is Pearl Harbor
86 - 6 nights in Kauai, camping 3 nights, resort 3 nights, 226 miles driven on Kauai
87 - My first Kauai campsite, just kidding, it's the Marriot Resort
88 - Kilauea Lighthouse and Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
89 - Anini Beach County Park campsite, $5, coral reef stops waves
90 - Haena State Park Cave, goes way back
91 - Hanalei Bay
92 - Hanalei Bay surfers, easy, some were surfing on paddleboards
93 - Surfs up
94 - Way up!
95 - Waves got some tourist
96 - My campsite is under left dark trees, lighthouse in distance
97 - Opaekaa Falls
98 - I took an hour helicopter tour of Kauai !!!
99 - Many waterfalls, Jurassc Park film location
100 - See that one?
101 - There it is
102 - Taller
103 - Steep
104 - Magnificent
105 - Some clouds, in general a rare fantastic flying day
106 - Hanalei Bay
107 - Lumahai River Valley
108 - Eight waterfalls?!
109 - Me, ride was $189 with Safari Helicopters
110 - Waimea Canyon from the State Park scenic road
111 - Waimea Canyon, you don't really need to do the helicopter ride
112 - Falls
113 - And another
114 - Kokee State Park view point
115 - Niihau, Hawaii's "Forbidden Island", west of Kauai
116 - Polihale State Park, at the end of the road
117 - Polihale State Park, did not want to get stuck
118 - A 2 mile bumpy road the get to Polihale State Park
119 - My Salt Pond County Park campsite, $5
120 - Reef fish at Poipu Beach
121 - View from my Plantation Hale room
122 - Wailua Golf Course, fantastic! It is a county course, $44 twilight rate
123 - Trip Log
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