Hawaii - Landscapes

Hawaii Kauai beautyful green garden island

Hawaii Kauai beautyful green landscape

sleeping giant view, Kauai, Hawaii

Beautiful view from the sleeping giant

Kauai Marathon 2017, Hawaii

❤️The landscape up in Kokeè.... beautiful views and great hiking trails...

❤️A photo from a spot on the drive up to Kokeè...the contrast between the colors is fantastic... clear, cloudless blue sky, vibrant greens and the ever present red dirt...

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❤️Hanapepe Valley... actually lower Hanapepe Valley... further up are The Jurassic Park Waterfalls... Manowaipuna... beautiful views... looking up toward Mt. Waialeale, the wettest place on earth.

In the tropics the jungle reclaims everything...the grass will grow until the road completely disappears if not mowed regularly. The contrast of clouds, rich red soil and green is striking...

Lush pasture land... red soil... gray skies and mountains make for a beautiful landscape...

Salt Pond Beach ❤️

Driftwood... beautifully weathered wood from a tree that was downed long ago...a nice place to sit... and think...

Driftwood and debris... what looks like junk to some becomes art to another... driftwood... sea grass...and discarded fencing becomes a masterpiece on the beach...

❤️ A fresh water canal bringing run off from the mountains of Kokeè to the Northern Pacific Ocean at Kekaha...beautiful blue sky and glassy surface for a nice landscape...

Large volcanic rocks stacked up along the edge of the beach and the civilization beyond... bringing a measure of safety when large waves break and threaten to wash over the road...

❤️A different landscape for Kauai... the drier West side. Beautiful blue sky with distant clouds...

Reflections in the mirror... private land in Makaweli on Kauai, leading to a secret location with mei Schatzl... blue sky, green landscape and beautiful rich red soil... ❤

Special Stop ❤❤ a very special stop on one of our many adventures on beautiful Kauai...

Kaumakani ❤️❤️❤️ Rich red iron oxide laden soil. Stormy skies, grasses and trees make for a beautiful landscape... made more beautiful by my beautiful Bavarian woman ❤

Salt Pond Beach looking away from the sand... here you see the drier vegetation, not very green, with our mountains in the distance and the beautiful clear blue sky...

Salt Pond Beach on the Eastern edge of the beach. Volcanic rocks that are constantly being worn down by endless waves breaking on them when the tide is up and the swell brings in waves. An excellent location for tidal pools... good for exploring.

Salt Pond Beach a little further east... black volcanic rocks buried in the sand and warming in the sun...

The view from the backyard in Kaumakani, HI... looking West toward the town of Waimea and the foothills of Kokeè... gentle trade winds and warm sunshine...

Grass... feed for cattle, trees with mountains and clouds in Kaumakani, HI... island of Kauai...

Kekaha Beach on the West side of Kauai, looking to the north up into the foothills of Kokeè...low clouds bring much needed rain to this side of the Garden Island...

Salt pond beach on the Southwest side of Kauai is a beautiful area...with a protected breakwater for swimming, a beautiful beach for tanning. Next to the salt ponds it's named for where Hawaiians make salt like their ancestors did by dehydrating sea water... this view is towards the Northeast and the mountains with blue skies and clouds.

The view by Waipoò Waterfall in Waimea Canyon on Western Kauai. Mark Twain called Waimea Canyon "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific". The geography and geology are impressive. Great hiking and views...

Polihale State Park Beach... the westernmost beach on Kauai...another long stretch of sand. The sand shows tracks from a 4 wheel drive and the mountains that are the beginning of the beautiful Na Pali coastline. A favorite of campers and people wanting to get away... it's a bit of a drive to the end of the highway, then 4.8 miles of very rough road to one of the prettiest beaches in Hawaii... on Kauai...

Salt pond beach facing East... flowers and brackish water mixed with rain water... beautiful contrast of colors... yellow, green and the blue of the sky with clouds in the distance...

Dreamlike garden ❤️... Grit's sunset view from the backyard...looking West as the sun sets... The Forbidden Island of Niihau is just barely visible in the distance...wonderful evenings...gentle breezes.... incredible views...

Salt pond beach has large volcanic slabs of rock to the southeast of the sand beach... home to many crabs and other creatures...

Polihale State Park... a rare cloudy and cool day at Polihale Beach... huge waves today and empty beaches...sand dunes, sea grass and mountains...

Kalalau Trail with rich colors of red soil , green trees and blue ocean and skies... a great hike. The trail is 11 miles to Kalalau Valley with great nature and camping... it's a great place for adventures... especially with someone you love ❤

Kokeè... on the trail to Waipoò Falls. A nice trek today. Beautiful color contrasts with red dirt, green foliage and beautiful clear blue skies...

Dreamlike garden ❤️... looking through the chaos of untended grass out across corn fields to the beautiful Northern Pacific Ocean... this was paradise when my Grit was here...❤

Waimea Canyon looking from the lookout on the trail to Waipoò Falls... looking back toward the Southeast. Beautiful geological formations from erosion... the contrasts of colors are amazing... a wonderful day to hike with a gorgeous photographer...❤

Waimea Beach

Salt pond beach...this isn't the beach area itself, but shows a different area nearby...red dirt, dry grasses , trees and beautiful sky...

Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali coastline...rich colors, rugged shoreline and incredible views...high surf, severe mountains and beautiful skies... this is perhaps one of the most level and easy to hike portions of the trail. Just a very short portion of the trail that is in the first 2 miles of the trail. A beautiful adventure...