Something About Nothing...........#8

[Mad Hattered]

The next scene was a ***** to get to! After hiking over a mile into the jungle we arrived at a first set of falls. I knew these were the wrong ones and decided to do a HARD solo mission down the river to the next set of falls. My friends weren't up to the task so off I went....45 minutes later I had arrived...Ho'opi' Falls was the amber dig spot in the film...

I tried my best to get to the bottom of the 30 foot shear drop but alas there was NO WAY unless I wanted to risk getting trapped miles into the jungle by myself. I was just happy to be there...

Here is a postcard that I bought that shows them from the bottom...

And the scenes from the movie...

The actual Raptor attack scenes when they are hurrying through the fields were filmed at a ranch in the town of Kilauea. They look much different now as all the tall grass has been mowed...

And that my friends is the end of my Jurassic Park journey. I have many more pics of Hawaii to post but I will get to that later.

Life finds a way...

 

[donaldduck352]

Awesome pictures!!!

One day I'll get to go to Hawaii,it looks so beautiful.

 

[Mad Hattered]

Mac....just read about your parents. I want you to know that they and you are in our thoughts.

 

[yankeepenny]

Update from Mac:


No good news coming out of the hospital. Both her parents remain in grave condition. Neither has improved.

 

[keishashadow]

Update from Mac:


No good news coming out of the hospital. Both her parents remain in grave condition. Neither has improved.

aw sorry to hear, thanx for posting penny

MH those are amazing pics, bet u were tempted to just stay

weekend is nearly upon us, this week flew

 

[minniejack]

So sorry for your parents Mac

MH--fantastic pics

DH is heading to Houston for a conference and found out that last yr the conference had been in Orlando and they had rented Uni for after hours and you could ride all the rides and eat all the food you wanted. He's already put in dibs for it. Hope it happens would definitely go with him on that one

 

[Laurabearz]

Thanks for the update penny.... please let Mac know we are thinking about her.

Great Hawaii pics MH!!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Continuing to send good thoughts and prayers to Mac...

MH -- the photos are incredible -- looks like you just took the trip of a lifetime, it really seems like you have a wonderful experience!

This is the weekend when dh is going to commit to our summer vacation -- or non-summer vacation. I'm not sure if Bermuda, Uni, or my lovely backyard with be the big winner. At this point, it could probably go any way...now we just have to get ds through finishing 6th grade. He already has the reading list for his new school -- 5 books, and Gone with the Wind is an option I think not. Thank goodness there are some more realistic choices!

Maria

 

[donaldduck352]

Hey homies,its the WEEKEND!!! So anyone got anything exciting going on?

 

[minniejack]

just finished mowing and putting in new mulch....so tired that when I went to find the ice cream that I had at lunch, I found it in the fridge....

big plans are to finally celebrate mother's day

maybe head to Pittsburgh just to shop--no lessons, no schedule--just shop without the guys--nice

 

[circelli]

just finished mowing and putting in new mulch....so tired that when I went to find the ice cream that I had at lunch, I found it in the fridge....

big plans are to finally celebrate mother's day

maybe head to Pittsburgh just to shop--no lessons, no schedule--just shop without the guys--nice

I hope you get that "dream" day of shopping without the other "stuff"!!!

Mac we are still thinking of you.

I am going to a big lobster dinner my father in law is giving tonight.......we will see how that turns out

 

[Mad Hattered]

Here are some more pics just an hour after checking in on Kaua'i. These shots are taken as we headed north from our condo in Kapa'a.

Kong Mountain

Just so it's clear, Dana (the wife) wasn't able to get to Hawaii until May 2nd because of work so that's why you will see just me and another couple at the beginning of the trip. We were there 4 days before her. Our first full day began with FOOD!

I decided to go with a local favorite...Loco Moco...

While Kernyn devoured this omelet stuffed with fresh ahi tuna...

TR got a "normal breakfast" so he didn't deserve a shot! <_< After eating we headed west towards the town of Waimea. We are headed to the Pacific's version of the Grand Canyon. Gotta say....this one is WAY cooler! Here is a random gorge as we got closer to the canyon. It's hard to tell, but it's at least a couple of hundred feet deep...

We started at sea level and would end up driving 18 miles up the canyon with the highest point at 4.000 feet. It was a two lane winding road that snaked up the canyon ridge. It took us around 2 hours to drive the 18 miles! Here is Ker at one of the pull off areas.

I'm not going to do a lot of explaining for the rest of these pics. They will speak for themselves....

There are more to come but I still have to work on them. There is still more to come on our first day....this was just the beginning of an awesome vacation!

 

[minniejack]

mh really really awesome pics

went on the shopping trip, but, since I'm still on the diet, didn't even bother looking at clothes for me... soon...soon... it doesn't help with my self-esteem when I go with "Dress Me Barbie" and she can wear anything....

 

[donaldduck352]

Keep the pictures comming MH,loving every bit of them!!

 

[circelli]

Your pictures are stunning MH

My brother and sister In Law went to Hawaii for their honeymoon last year and said it was beautiful....

 

[tink1957]

Wow MH...more great pics, keep 'em coming as I'm living vicariously through you...imagining a Hawaiian beach and numerous umbrella drinks.

Not much happening this weekend, I washed the dog, cut the grass and am doing the laundry as I type.What fun!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend

Continued thoughts & prayers for mac & family.

 

[Mad Hattered]

Here is a continution of our first full day (4/29). On our way back down the canyon we took an old dirt road that is only accessible by 4WD. I had the BEST guide books ever for our trip. They explained how to get EVERYWHERE on the islands. I will post a link at the end of my final pic page in case anyone is considering going there. I highly recommend them!

OK.....so we parked the vehicle and began hiking on the Canyon Ditch Trail. We were walking on a tiny trail perched on the edge of the canyon walls we had seen on the way up. Here is a shot about a mile in the trail back towards the truck...

Hiking...

After an hour or so on the trail we turned back. We were getting pretty hungry at this point. We made it to the canyon bottom and headed back towards our homestead in Kapa'a. We had a couple of diversions on the way. Our first stop was in Hanapepe...

And then we swang by Po'ipu to get something to eat. I had seen a special on the Travel Channel about these weird Hawaiin hotdogs so we decided to check it out...

They were solid buns that they stuck on heated spikes to warm the middle and make a hole to slide the dog in. They had around 20 different toppings to choose from that they would squirt inside with dog. I chose Volcanic lemon garlic with mango relish and Lilikoi mustard. They were quite tasty!

Then we stopped by Spouting Horn on the way back...

And one final stop on our first day. These are the Opaeka'a Falls located about 2 miles from our condo...

I will be back with 4/30. This was the day that we did the Jurassic Park gate and Ho'op'i Falls that I posted earlier. I will show you what we did after that!

 

[Mad Hattered]

After the JP gate we drove the 3 hours out and headed north where the highway ends at the ocean. It dead ends in a town named Ha'ena. This is basically the back side of the canyon we had been in the day before. It's the beginning of the Na Pali coast. They have one of the hardest hiking trails in the world there. Perhaps you saw the movie The Perfect Getaway?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjh-2_imzW8

That movie was filmed on the Kalalau Trail. The beginning of it starts at Ke'e Beach...

I REALLY wanted to hike 4 miles into the trail to reach a waterfall but alas TR & KER said NO WAY! Well, I walked a mile into it by myself and snapped a couple of pics back toward the beach we were just standing on and then some coming back down...

We then headed back towards home...

Our next stop would be in the town of Hanalei...

Where we had some lunch at Bubba's Burgers...

 

[Mad Hattered]

And then we were on the road again...towards Princeville....

Our next stop would be Queen's Bath. Hiking down towards the oceanfront...

NO WAY would I swim in that! Surely this can't be it??

We decided to press on up the coastline. We think we see people "down there"...

Surely this isn't it either!? Why are those foolish kids swimming in this?? Notice the one dude in the first pic doing a flip off the rock wall...

We kept pressing on...

Time to take a break...

Oh wait.....THAT IS QUEEN'S BATH!!

On the way back out we passed a movie set. We pulled in and asked the guard what was being shot. She informed us it was named The Descendants starring George Clooney. Apparently he had just left after eating lunch there.

Headed home for the day...we had done JP, Na Pali Coast, Queen's Bath, etc....this pretty much ended the day perfectly...

 

[keishashadow]

hey all

MH amazing pics! when planning my cancelled trip I read that canyon was similiar to the Grand Canyon. didn't believe it...picture is worth those thousand words! Doesn't look as large/deep but the rock strata looks identical to many of those we saw...cool.

idjits disregarding that sort of posted warning is what puts emergency workers in peril

i think MJ may have invented ice cream soup