When the light breaks through . . . Explore 18-06-2025 #65
I checked off a location that has been on my bucket list . . . Waimea Canyon on the island of Kaua’i. I had seen photographs of the canyon but seeing it in person took it to another level.
We drove to Waimea and turned onto Waimea Canyon Drive (Hwy 550) a narrower winding road that follow the edge of the ridge up over 3000 feet to the State Park entrance. At mile marker 10 we arrived at the Waimea Canyon Outlook. At the viewing platform, the conditions were overcast with low hanging clouds and rain showers, but it appeared the clouds were thinning and beginning to lift. Even in those conditions I was amazed by the uniqueness of the canyon. Suddenly, the sun broke through, lighting up small areas of the canyon providing a Jurassic Park like feel to the view.
I came prepared with empty memory cards in the cameras. With the low clouds and dappling light, I did my best to fill up those cards.
Courtesy of Wikipedia:
"Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kaua'i in the Hawaiian Islands. Waimea is Hawaiian for "reddish water", a reference to the erosion of the canyon's red soil.
The canyon has a unique geologic history as it was formed not only by the steady process of erosion but also by the catastrophic collapse of the volcano that created Kaua'i.
In the time since, rainwater from the slopes of Mount Wai'ale'ale (450 inches of rain a year) has eroded Waimea Canyon along one edge of the collapse. Over time, the exposed basalt has weathered from its original black to brilliant red.”
I definitely enjoyed the moment and also capturing the image, I hope you enjoy viewing it. This is a wider view of an earlier posted image.
Best viewed in person, or large(L) on your monitor.
When the light breaks through . . . Explore 18-06-2025 #65
I checked off a location that has been on my bucket list . . . Waimea Canyon on the island of Kaua’i. I had seen photographs of the canyon but seeing it in person took it to another level.
We drove to Waimea and turned onto Waimea Canyon Drive (Hwy 550) a narrower winding road that follow the edge of the ridge up over 3000 feet to the State Park entrance. At mile marker 10 we arrived at the Waimea Canyon Outlook. At the viewing platform, the conditions were overcast with low hanging clouds and rain showers, but it appeared the clouds were thinning and beginning to lift. Even in those conditions I was amazed by the uniqueness of the canyon. Suddenly, the sun broke through, lighting up small areas of the canyon providing a Jurassic Park like feel to the view.
I came prepared with empty memory cards in the cameras. With the low clouds and dappling light, I did my best to fill up those cards.
Courtesy of Wikipedia:
"Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kaua'i in the Hawaiian Islands. Waimea is Hawaiian for "reddish water", a reference to the erosion of the canyon's red soil.
The canyon has a unique geologic history as it was formed not only by the steady process of erosion but also by the catastrophic collapse of the volcano that created Kaua'i.
In the time since, rainwater from the slopes of Mount Wai'ale'ale (450 inches of rain a year) has eroded Waimea Canyon along one edge of the collapse. Over time, the exposed basalt has weathered from its original black to brilliant red.”
I definitely enjoyed the moment and also capturing the image, I hope you enjoy viewing it. This is a wider view of an earlier posted image.
Best viewed in person, or large(L) on your monitor.