Kauai- Day Four

Kalalau Trail Day! This was what we were looking forward to the most in coming to Kauai. We had heard stories of the beauty of the trail, the Na Pali coastline and Hanakapai'i Falls, so couldn't wait to see them firsthand. The trail was a bit precarious at times, trekking through red mud and even scaling slippery boulders, but we made it. The main trail headed two miles down to Hanakapai'i Beach.
We came across some interesting people along this part of the trail. There was this zombie girl who looked homeless and wasn't carrying anything but a woven basket and did not make eye contact. Then there was this old man who was hiking bare foot. And then the group of campers that were openly smoking pot at the beach. Oh yeah and the clearly human fecal material sitting in the middle of the trail. But the scenery was top notch. :)
Anyway, once we were on the beach, we did our own little zen rock pile like all the others and Eric took a dip in the ocean. Such a beautiful beach, but I was anxious to get on our way so we continued another two miles up to the falls.
This trail was a branch off the main trail and was tricky in places like the last. We had to cross a river a few times and I ended up with wet socks more than once. There was a bamboo forest along the way and multiple areas with waterfalls. But finally, we had reached our destination. It was beautiful beyond words, I'll let the pictures do the talking...



The beautiful Na Pali coastline in the background.


Hanakapai'i Beach





My hair is doing crazy things because it was windy, okay??



Bamboo Forest