and what a trail it was, especially slick after a rain, and with a high wind.
kalalau was definitely worth it though. hanakapiae also very beautiful.
did you know 400,000 hawaiians lived in kalalau at one time, pre captain cook? ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
Rain. Rain. Rain. Wind. Rain. Rain. Rain.
I didn't know there were that many people living there. I did know, we visited the area, that they had a 'time limit' for the people living there. If someone hit their 60th birthday (IIRC) they were taken to a cave where a priest hit them on the head with a stone axe to keep the population within sustainable boundaries.
Kawaii was a nice place to visit during the yuck days of a Mid-West winter. Had no desire to live/move there. First, I missed the north wind. Second, it was way too damn crowded, for me. Third, it was the angriest land -- don't know how else to express it -- I've ever walked on.
i found it peaceful to the point of lal-la!
unless a big swell was coming in that is.
of all the chain, it's the oldest, deepest dirt, most flowers and birds.
and the wettest spot on the planet, the sleeping giant mountain, up above kapaa.
got caught camping up there by flash flood, ended well because i strung a hammock and tarp between two paperbark trees.
you were smart to turn back, i reckon not a few have fallen off that trail, there are parts where there's no guardrail, and the trail, slim to begin with, become so slick and sheer it's ridiculous.
if i'd known it was going to be like that i would have never gone, but it was about 9 miles in, afternoon was waning, and there was no way to turn back.
i never want to be that scared again!
coming back was a lot easier, better weather, and after scant rations for 3 weeks, we flew rather than hiked.
napali memories. such awesome beaches kauai has. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
it takes all sorts :)
right up there with maui for yuppiefieddness
costa rica mo' bettah ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
