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~