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| From the turboprop on the way to Lihue airport |
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| Stumpy, our pet pigeon on our hotel balcony. |
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| The room at the ResortQuest Islander on the Beach was really very nice, especially for the price. I highly recommend this place. |
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| The beach at the hotel isn't the greatest, but there is good service and at least some sand. Kauai's better beaches are the public ones. |
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| Kauai really does have bad traffic... maybe they just can't read the signs? |
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| Taro fields |
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| Just more chickens in the parking lot |
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| The overlook to Opaeka'a Falls and the Wailua River |
 
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| With limited time, some places you just have to pass through. Po'ipu is more of a beach place, so we passed. |
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| Some signs are more official than others, but all seem to not want you in the water or even near it really. |
 
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| In the middle of the photo are little baby frogs |
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| Lilikoi fruit and guava line the trail, the smell is very memorable |
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| After kayaking about 3.5 miles on the Wailua River, we park and hit the trail to the waterfall |
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| St Andrews Cross spider, maybe |
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| Chickens! Everywhere! |
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| The destination waterfall |
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| Waimea - The Grand Canyon of the Pacific. See that waterfall on the left? Keep reading... |
   
| Panoramas of Waimea Canyon |
  
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| We left this main road to find a hiking trail. What's the power for? There's a military installation of some kind here. |
 
| This 4WD road cuts some time off our hike, it's a little rough in places but very accessible. |
  
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| You can't ever get away from the helicopters on Kauai |
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| This section is a little exposed, but very doable for anyone. |
     
| The far point of our hike, a lush garden just above the Waipo'o waterfall. |
  
| Now, here we are at the top of Waipo'o waterfall. It drops 800 feet. |
 
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| Bad photo (very dark) but you can see Niihau Island in the distance. |