The Na Pali Coastline of Kauai, Hawaii
The Pull of Hawaii Kauai isn’t like the other Hawaiian islands I have visited. There is a wildness here, evermore so than on Maui, my closest reference. This was my first time visiting Kauai and it...
View ArticleKauai Sunset from The Beach House
Not MY Beach House Ask a local. I can’t tell you enough how important this is to traveling. There are locations in the world (China…I am looking at you), where (and this is only in my limited...
View ArticleWaimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii
A Grand Canyon Waimea Canyon in Kauai, Hawaii has been called by some (people say Mark Twain, but he never actually visited the island of Kauai) The Grand Canyon of Hawaii. I always hate it when that...
View ArticleSunset on a Lava Rock Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
After Glow After the sun sets with its magical rays and the light starts to fade, some photographers pack it in. The sunset watching crowd, all the time complaining that the people and their...
View ArticleKauai Sunrise
One morning I followed the beach around away from the resort on Kauai and found this wonderful beach to watch sunrise. I met a WONDERFUL character who was here fishing and also photographing sunrise....
View ArticleBeautiful Sunrise Kauai, Hawaii
Beautiful Sunrises When I go places I end up being torn between sunrise and breakfast. Some of the most beautiful light is at sunrise and sunset. The secret is the hoards come for sunset, but sunrise...
View ArticleA Girl Looking Off the Top of Sleeping Giant, Kauai
Kauai the Beautiful The hike to the top of Sleeping Giant (Nounou Mountain) in Kauai isn’t the most arduous hike, but the view at the end if rewarding, if you dare disobey the signs warning of the...
View ArticleA Dead Tree by the Ocean
For the Love of Hawaii People have stated to notice the frequency of my visits to Hawaii. I go maybe two or three times a year. It’s an easy trip that I often get upgraded on, but there is something...
View ArticleEnd of the Awa’awapuhi Trail, Kauai, Hawaii
Extraordinary Beauty There are places in this world that have taken by breath from me. Na Pali coast is one. I started as I often do with a great hiking guide on the Awa’awapuhi Trail from Unreal...
View ArticleOn the Beach in Kauai
Crazy Sunset Tones I have been experimenting again. I almost didn’t share this photo. It seemed too extreme to me when I processes it. I have been playing with some of Trey’s Lightroom Presets. They...
View ArticlePerfect Beaches in Kauai
Finding Your Place It’s no secret that I LOVE Hawaii. It’s not the sun exactly, or the beach, it’s not beautiful people or some island style. It is all of these things, but rolled together and a calm...
View ArticleHigh Atop the Awa’awapuhi Trail, Kauai, Hawaii
Big Hiking Payoff There are so many spectacular hikes in Hawaii. The Awa’awapuhi Trail in Kauai is probably my favorite BIG payoff. The hike itself if moderate and the scenery along the way is a...
View ArticleOn Living and Dying
Constant Struggle I miss the sea. I find a certain solace just being near her. I often just sit and think. Ultimately this leads me to wonder about birth, life and death. I consider the island, born of...
View ArticleLonely Tree Near is Death
I have visited this location many times. Every time I go, I visit this tree on my hike. I have always loved this spot…it’s one of my favorite places in the world. That has to do more with how it makes...
View ArticleThe Pain of Love
I have seen the Lehua all over Hawaii. It is often a pretty common site, but up until a recent trip to the Big Island I did not know the Legend of Ohia and Lehua and how they were forever joined on the...
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