Comments on: Kalalau Trip Report http://great-hikes.com/blog/kalalau-again/ Living and hiking on the island of Kauai Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kris http://great-hikes.com/blog/kalalau-again/#comment-7042 Kris Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:38:54 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=203#comment-7042 Wonderful trip report with just the right amount of detail. The photos are excellent. Thank you for sharing. Maybe some day I'll hike to Kalalau for real, until then your trip reports are the next best thing. Wonderful trip report with just the right amount of detail. The photos are excellent. Thank you for sharing. Maybe some day I’ll hike to Kalalau for real, until then your trip reports are the next best thing.

]]> By: Evelyn http://great-hikes.com/blog/kalalau-again/#comment-6480 Evelyn Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:35:48 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=203#comment-6480 This is such a great testament to the beauty that is Kaua'i! It's funny that you should mention how the trail was not muddy because it has been so dry, etc., and then show us all these lush, green photos! What does that say? It brings back memories of Makaha Valley on Oahu so many years ago. I wish I had thought to take pictures back then! Sigh. This is such a great testament to the beauty that is Kaua’i! It’s funny that you should mention how the trail was not muddy because it has been so dry, etc., and then show us all these lush, green photos! What does that say? It brings back memories of Makaha Valley on Oahu so many years ago. I wish I had thought to take pictures back then! Sigh.

]]> By: Pua http://great-hikes.com/blog/kalalau-again/#comment-6413 Pua Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:17:22 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=203#comment-6413 Happy to have found this wonderful post through your article submission to Evelyn's Aloha Blog Carnival. I hope lots of Kauai visitors will read it too. Our Big Island hikes into Pololu and Waipio Valley seem to be beginners' hiking level compared to this one. One has to have the knowledge, right hiking equipment and definitely the commitment and dedication ti make this hike a success. The reward is worthwhile the efforts. Aloha, Pua Happy to have found this wonderful post through your article submission to Evelyn’s Aloha Blog Carnival. I hope lots of Kauai visitors will read it too. Our Big Island hikes into Pololu and Waipio Valley seem to be beginners’ hiking level compared to this one. One has to have the knowledge, right hiking equipment and definitely the commitment and dedication ti make this hike a success. The reward is worthwhile the efforts. Aloha, Pua

]]> By: skeet http://great-hikes.com/blog/kalalau-again/#comment-6384 skeet Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:58:31 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=203#comment-6384 Mahalo for sharing your experience and the lovely photos. You've <i>almost inspired this old broad to take up wilderness exploration. Visiting for the Carnival of Aloha. I'm curious about something. I've never visited a blog that allows comments but doesn't allow visitors to post their url. Is that a spam-control measure on your behalf? Not saying it's either good or bad, just curious. </i> Mahalo for sharing your experience and the lovely photos. You’ve almost inspired this old broad to take up wilderness exploration.

Visiting for the Carnival of Aloha. I’m curious about something. I’ve never visited a blog that allows comments but doesn’t allow visitors to post their url. Is that a spam-control measure on your behalf? Not saying it’s either good or bad, just curious.

]]> By: Jennifer http://great-hikes.com/blog/kalalau-again/#comment-6242 Jennifer Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:44:36 +0000 http://great-hikes.com/blog/?p=203#comment-6242 I hiked the Kalalau trail about 13 years ago in October. It was not only my first backpacking trip, but it was my first <i>solo</i> backpacking trip. It was awesome. There is one danger that I didn't find mentioned in your post or in one of your referenced sources. It involves the kukui nut tree. While at Kalalau beach, I was enjoying some vegetarian chili with the "hippies" and listening to one of them talk about the dangers of kukui nut trees. He said that they tend to drop their branches after heavy rains, and he related a very engrossing story about some Japanese tourists who were nearly clobbered by a kukui nut tree branch. When it was time to go to bed, I walked back to my campsite and found a massive tree branch had fallen right across my tent. It had come down with such force that the metal tent spikes were thrown clear of the camp site and bent beyond usefulness. If I had been in that tent when the branch had fallen, I would probably be dead now. God must have been watching over me during that trip. So, the obvious moral of the story is: DON'T CAMP UNDER A KUKUI NUT TREE. I hiked the Kalalau trail about 13 years ago in October. It was not only my first backpacking trip, but it was my first solo backpacking trip. It was awesome.

There is one danger that I didn’t find mentioned in your post or in one of your referenced sources. It involves the kukui nut tree. While at Kalalau beach, I was enjoying some vegetarian chili with the “hippies” and listening to one of them talk about the dangers of kukui nut trees. He said that they tend to drop their branches after heavy rains, and he related a very engrossing story about some Japanese tourists who were nearly clobbered by a kukui nut tree branch.

When it was time to go to bed, I walked back to my campsite and found a massive tree branch had fallen right across my tent. It had come down with such force that the metal tent spikes were thrown clear of the camp site and bent beyond usefulness. If I had been in that tent when the branch had fallen, I would probably be dead now. God must have been watching over me during that trip.

So, the obvious moral of the story is: DON’T CAMP UNDER A KUKUI NUT TREE.

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