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Kauai - the garden isle

The summit of Kauai is Mt. Wai'Ale'Ale, which is the rainest place on the planet.
Our visit during March included rainy weather, of course, and made for interesting skies and wonderful lighting at times.

I carried a canon DSLR (XTI) and several lenses (17-55mm f2.8 IS, 85mm f1.8, 300mm f4 IS) dodging the rain, occasionally using a pack cover to protect my camera pack (Tamrac Velocity 9). Image stabilized lenses and a monopod were highly useful in the dim jungle under dark skies. I highly recommend hiking with a walking stick, or a monopod with a spiked foot (Gitzo Mountaineer monopod, Manfrotto #3232 head, RRS clamp). The trail along the Na Pali coast is notorious and our hiking sticks made all the difference, including fording the stream at Hanakapia.
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orchids outside our cottage
orchids outside our cottage
Orchid detail -  rainy morning
Orchid detail - rainy morning
surfer girl, Kealia Beach
surfer girl, Kealia Beach
north shore surf- view full size to see the power
north shore surf- view full size to see the power
surf detail2, Haena
surf detail2, Haena
Secret Beach break
Secret Beach break
paddle surf is the new thing
paddle surf is the new thing
check out the canon 500 mm lens!
check out the canon 500 mm lens!
shoreline bird- yet to be ID'd
shoreline bird- yet to be ID'd
season's over
season's over
Nene, native goose of Hawaiian islands   Hanalei Nature Preserve
Nene, native goose of Hawaiian islands Hanalei Nature Preserve
Hanalei Valley
Hanalei Valley
Taro fields
Taro fields
rainbow, Kapa'a
rainbow, Kapa'a
red footed booby at Kilauea
red footed booby at Kilauea
Dreamscape
Dreamscape
Nesting red footed booby
Nesting red footed booby
Secret Beach
Secret Beach
unnamed Falls meeting the ocean
unnamed Falls meeting the ocean
unnamed falls detail
unnamed falls detail
Kilauea Lighthouse
Kilauea Lighthouse
Susan trekking - for days apparently!
Susan trekking - for days apparently!
Lumaha'i Valley
Lumaha'i Valley
Lumaha'i horses
Lumaha'i horses
hey! Check my dreads!
hey! Check my dreads!
fern macro   85mm 1.8 w/12mm extension tube
fern macro 85mm 1.8 w/12mm extension tube
fern detail.   macro   85mm 1.8 w/12mm extension tube
fern detail. macro 85mm 1.8 w/12mm extension tube
Mahaulepa sucullent
Mahaulepa sucullent
Mahaulepa sandstone/limestone cliffs
Mahaulepa sandstone/limestone cliffs
Mahaulepa hike
Mahaulepa hike
Hanalei Valley
Hanalei Valley
Hanalei Taro
Hanalei Taro
Na Pali mud hike
Na Pali mud hike
Na Pali Coast
Na Pali Coast
fungi detail
fungi detail
Hanakapiai Beach
Hanakapiai Beach
Hanakapia wave-  over 80 people have drown here!
Hanakapia wave- over 80 people have drown here!
Hanakapia break
Hanakapia break
beach stones
beach stones
unidentified machinery -  Hanakapia Valley
unidentified machinery - Hanakapia Valley
Mmmm mud!
Mmmm mud!
side waterfall Hanakapia Valley
side waterfall Hanakapia Valley
jungle hike
jungle hike
remains of a settlement perhaps?
remains of a settlement perhaps?
a popular spider, cane spider?
a popular spider, cane spider?
Backpackers returing after a wet trip up the Na Pali coast
Backpackers returing after a wet trip up the Na Pali coast
Ke'e sunset
Ke'e sunset
Ke'e beach
Ke'e beach
Ke'e beach sunset
Ke'e beach sunset
can you find the human?
can you find the human?
more flood stage waterfalls
more flood stage waterfalls
jungle river
jungle river
vine detail
vine detail
B&W vines
B&W vines
color vines
color vines
nature ultimately wins
nature ultimately wins
Life's tough -- Salt Pond Beach
Life's tough -- Salt Pond Beach
Salt Pond
Salt Pond
Breaking storm on southern part of Kauai
Breaking storm on southern part of Kauai
Salt Pond sunset
Salt Pond sunset
Livin' the good life
Livin' the good life
Hanalei Valley
Hanalei Valley
Farmer's Market fruit
Farmer's Market fruit
mmmm - more mud!
mmmm - more mud!
this appears to be normal conditions
this appears to be normal conditions
Farmer's Market
Farmer's Market
Jack fruit?
Jack fruit?
lovely Lumaha'i toes
lovely Lumaha'i toes
jungle detail
jungle detail
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