Created 6-Aug-20
42 photos
Do a Google search of the best hikes in the world and 8 out of 10 results will include the Kalalau Trail. And most lists will have it at or near the top. For me, I rank it right up there with The Teton Crest Trail in Wyoming and The Santa Cruz Trek with Laguna 69 in Peru as the best hikes/ overnight treks that I have ever done.
I have hiked the full Kalalau Trail three times now-- once in 2013 and again this past July and August 2020. In 2013-- my first full trek to Kalalau Valley-- I hiked all 11 miles each way and camped two nights at Kalalau Beach. After I returned home, painfully sore and hurting, I said that if I were to hike it again, I would break it up and stop in Hanakoa-- at least on the way in. This past July and August, that's exactly what I did. In fact, I camped in Hanakoa both on the way in and on the way out. I found this itinerary to be much more enjoyable-- especially since I carried two cameras, tripod, filters, tabis, all of our camping gear, and half of our food. :-)
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Over the years I have hiked to Hanakapi'ai Falls and Hanakapi'ai Beach numerous times, and decided to include a few photos from these separate day hikes just to round out the collection of images. I find all of these images of Kauai's rugged Na Pali Coast to be full of energy, dynamism, wildness and adventure. If you ever get the chance, I encourage you to reserve your permit and go. Hiking The Kalalau Trail is truly a life changing experience.
I hope you enjoy the images.
Lee
I have hiked the full Kalalau Trail three times now-- once in 2013 and again this past July and August 2020. In 2013-- my first full trek to Kalalau Valley-- I hiked all 11 miles each way and camped two nights at Kalalau Beach. After I returned home, painfully sore and hurting, I said that if I were to hike it again, I would break it up and stop in Hanakoa-- at least on the way in. This past July and August, that's exactly what I did. In fact, I camped in Hanakoa both on the way in and on the way out. I found this itinerary to be much more enjoyable-- especially since I carried two cameras, tripod, filters, tabis, all of our camping gear, and half of our food. :-)
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Over the years I have hiked to Hanakapi'ai Falls and Hanakapi'ai Beach numerous times, and decided to include a few photos from these separate day hikes just to round out the collection of images. I find all of these images of Kauai's rugged Na Pali Coast to be full of energy, dynamism, wildness and adventure. If you ever get the chance, I encourage you to reserve your permit and go. Hiking The Kalalau Trail is truly a life changing experience.
I hope you enjoy the images.
Lee
A Chance to Rest and Look Through the Leaves
Depth
Beam Me Up (300 ft. Falls)
Feel the View
Mile 7 to 8
Red Hill View
Sacred Kalalau
Where Rainbows Fly
Rainbow at Kalalau (Vertical)
Golden Hour Comes to Close
Just in Time (Showers Before Sunset)
11 Miles from Pavement
Night Fall as Stars and Planets Rise
Moonbow and Unicorns
110 in the Morning
The Tension of the Full Moon
Blue Hour (Morning Paddle)
Kalalau Beach (A Nice View to Wake up To)
Kalalau Beach and Pastel Sky
Sunrise Sky and Summer Seas
© Light Source Photography by Lee Scott