Hana-lei panorama

[Richard D]

About 20 minutes before the double rainbow formed.
4 shot panorama.

[Mz Pip]

1. Even without the rainbow

It's still spectacular.

sigh. I want to go back!

[Richard D]

2. me too!

The sooner the better. I've never been someplace I wanted to go back to quite as much.

[Mira]

3. That's saying a whole big mouthful coming from you

my extensively traveled friend. It is all I ever heard this island to be.
(have been to Oahu and Hawaii, 35 years ago, with a difficult companion and have wanted to go back and undo those lousy memories.)

I can just see how it would be calling you back, and Mz Pip too.

[Richard D]

4. I think photographically . . .

. . . it's one of the most inspiring places I've been. So much of it is still unspoiled as well. I can see how some photographers spend years there just hiking around capturing the beauty. It's a small island. You can drive nearly all the way around it (not possible to drive all the way around) in a few hours. Nearly the whole inside parts of the island is still the way it was in the distant past. I hope next time to be in good enough shape and brave enough to hike the Nepali coast trail. It was closed when I was there so I was off the hook.

[Mira]

6. Must google that trail! n/t

[Mira]

7. Found it:

http://www.dayhiker.com/directory/hawaii_nopali.htm

Even though an important part was missing in the detailed tale of the trek by the hiker, (HIS AGE), I found enough info to think that I could, for another year and about 3 months, pull off doing this thing. And for another year or so after that I could do it if I ordered the rubber dinghi (sp) at the end that brought me back.

So many possibilities, so little time.

[Richard D]

8. I went from Ke'e beach

to Hanakapiai Beach and back in an afternoon. 4 miles total. It wasn't easy at all. Fun and very beautiful, but I was really glad to finally get back.
I've posted a few of these before. All on the trail or at Hanakapai beach.

[Mira]

9. In-con-ceivable (with a nod to "Princess Bride") Truly.

I can see in picture 2 and 3 why the hike was really hard. I suspect it was a lot of stringent ups and downs> Photos 2 and 3 remind me of Eyvind Earle's work of the California coast. His paintings and serigraphs.

http://gallery21.com/display.php?id=17

The shots of the open water are making me suck in air to survive the sight.
Eye-popping.
So much to see and experience, and so little time.

Thank you so much for posting this.

[Blues Heron]

5. That's a really nice image!

The luminosity, greenness, 3-D quality of the hills, the atmospherics... well done!