After a very healthy night of sleeping we started our day with our usual morning beach walk. Then I dropped Ang off at the farmers market while I checked out the Park & Ride where we would start our big hike at Ha Ene State park. I saw this guy dragging his big ass suit case and sleeping bag back towards Hannalei. On the way back I could see he had made little progress so I offered him a lift. James was from Long Beach and had just finished 5 days of backpacking along the trail we were headed too. I gave him about a 6 mile lift on the narrow and winding road to Princeville so he could catch a bus to the airport tomorrow. He told me the trail was every bit as challenging and dangerous as it said on the internet but being from Colorado we should be okay. We shall see James. One good deed done for the day.
On our shuttle bus to Ha Ene State Park to hike up and down the coastal mountains to Hanakāpīʻai Beach & Waterfalls.
Well, it certainly looks like the beach is dangerous.
One of many flowers we saw today.
The trail was truly challenging, both in steep grades and tread.
Near the peak of our coastal hike, around 550’ we get a great views of the coast to come.
I guess they built this little “heliport” for the folks that can’t make it back in their own steam. 🤞
We saw thousands of these trees with adaptive, above ground roots that let them maintain their foundation on +70 degree slopes found everywhere on Kaua’i.
Angela jauntily springs down the steep grade towards our ocean front destination.
Just through the palm fronds is our destination.
Finally after almost 3 miles of steeps, rocks, mud, drop offs and creeks we make it to Hanakāpīʻai Beach and falls. It’s lovely and we rest awhile and soak our feet in the cool stream with many other like minded hikers.
Our hike overview
After our hike back up to the state park entrance for some reason I begin to have a craving for chicken for dinner tonight?
On our way back from the beach and falls we kept passing/getting passed by Anthony and Tanya from the mountains of British Columbia. They had left their 4 teenage girls with their uncle and had been backpacking the Kalalua Trail that we were on. We gave them a lift to Anini Beach where they were going to extend their camping on a different beach before heading back to BC. 2nd good deed for the day!
And some how we ended up having chicken for dinner. Ironically the chickens in our own yard were oddly absent while I grilled up these bad boys.
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