Comments on: Washed Out http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/ Living and hiking on the island of Kauai Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Mike http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-13480 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:46:35 -0500 http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-13480 Nice description of a relatively unknown trail, Andy. Thank you. It's not clear to me, though (my fault) as to what finally stopped you. Not a criticism by any means...but I was trying to visualize. Maybe this is it? I think that you were trying to get to the falls to view from the top...and you were able to finally get across the river, but the "trail" from that point was actually IN the river, with the bluffs on your access side preventing you from traversing on land...but once IN the river the current was too strong...but I'm confused...wouldn't you be floating WITH the current on your way TO the falls overlook? (in one of your last paragraphs you mention that once abandoning the goal you floated BACK to where the packs were stashed and to the river crossing point. Maybe I'm just confused. P.S. As much as I like visiting Kauai and it's hiking and your descriptions (which are excellent by the way) descriptions such as these make me appreciate the relatively "clean" (no mud, jungle, etc) wonderful canyonland and alpine mountain hiking in my home state of UT even more. Of course, it's in the 30's here now and 70's in Kauai as usual...., so for that I'm envious. Different strokes I guess. Nice description of a relatively unknown trail, Andy. Thank you. It’s not clear to me, though (my fault) as to what finally stopped you. Not a criticism by any means…but I was trying to visualize. Maybe this is it? I think that you were trying to get to the falls to view from the top…and you were able to finally get across the river, but the “trail” from that point was actually IN the river, with the bluffs on your access side preventing you from traversing on land…but once IN the river the current was too strong…but I’m confused…wouldn’t you be floating WITH the current on your way TO the falls overlook? (in one of your last paragraphs you mention that once abandoning the goal you floated BACK to where the packs were stashed and to the river crossing point. Maybe I’m just confused.

P.S. As much as I like visiting Kauai and it’s hiking and your descriptions (which are excellent by the way) descriptions such as these make me appreciate the relatively “clean” (no mud, jungle, etc) wonderful canyonland and alpine mountain hiking in my home state of UT even more. Of course, it’s in the 30’s here now and 70’s in Kauai as usual…., so for that I’m envious. Different strokes I guess.

]]> by: Mike http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-13482 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:06:43 -0500 http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-13482 Edit: Never mind...I think I figured it out....I opened up the google earth, zoomed, and saw that you were pushing upstream to get to the falls from the bottom. So, it must have been the river current, as per your description of the flow in the graph. Edit: Never mind…I think I figured it out….I opened up the google earth, zoomed, and saw that you were pushing upstream to get to the falls from the bottom. So, it must have been the river current, as per your description of the flow in the graph.

]]> by: Andy Parx http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-13819 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:23:12 -0500 http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-13819 Actually it's mis labled- it's Koholalele, the jumping whale in Mary Kewena Pukui's place name book Actually it’s mis labled- it’s Koholalele, the jumping whale in Mary Kewena Pukui’s place name book

]]> by: CalActive http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-16616 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:01:35 -0500 http://great-hikes.com/blog/washed-out/#comment-16616 Great description, thanks! Great description, thanks!

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