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The camellias are already beginning to bloom. Thought this would be a great way to start off the week.
Seen at Dauset Trails Nauture Center
Waipo’o Falls Hike
Head to Waimea Canyon for one of the best Kauai hiking trails on the island. At the end of the hike you can enjoy a refreshing dip in the waterfall pool seen above in a ravine brilliant with lantana, blackberry and banana passion flower.
From here you will be located above spectacular Waipo`o Falls that tumbles 800 feet below in two tiers. This well known Kauai waterfall is seen from many of the canyon lookouts. While only the top of Waipo`o Falls will be visible from the trail, the canyon views are stunning and the hike is moderate enough for all ages to enjoy.
If you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle you can park at the trail head. Otherwise, leave your car in the roadside parking area and walk 3/4 mile to where the trail begins. Once you are on the Canyon Trail expect to see wild ginger, tropical greenery and a dramatic exposed ridge near the end with many photo opportunities.
Most of the trail is downward on a series of switchbacks so the workout will be on the return. One challenge is near the end when you walk from the plateau that juts out over the canyon and down to the waterfall. Wear shoes with good treads for this as it can be slippery. If you are unsure about your footing, just stay at the plateau and enjoy one of the most breathtaking views of Waimea Canyon.
Kauai Hiking Tips
Allow 3 hours for this 3.6 mile round trip hike. Bring water, snacks and wear good hiking shoes. Pack a swimsuit if you want to enjoy the waterfall pool. A light rain jacket may be useful depending on weather. This hike is popular. The best times to hit the trail are early in the day or late afternoon. If you bring your cell phone, you will be able to check messages from the plateau and take a selfie to prove you were here.
Directions: Off road parking is available just past the 14 mile marker and the Pu`u Hina Hina lookout. Look for the Canyon Trail sign. Be sure to leave all valuables securely locked in your trunk, especially if you are hiking early or later in the day.
A gorgeous Sunday morning in Rotterdam and a perfect subject for a fisheye lens ;-) The Hofplein fountain (and roundabout) as you enter the city centre. I haven't seen any people in it for a while, despite the Olympic medals the Dutch have managed to win. What's all that about?!? ;-)
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As the temperature is soaring outside, I realized that my earlier post wasn't particularly appropriate. Let's try something a bit cooler. No pesky black flies or mosquitoes, either!
Monthly Scavenger Hunt - May '08
Now, that was refreshing!
I just love the blurbs on Vitamin Water bottles. This flavour is called "Revive". In case you can't read it properly in the photo:
If you woke up tired, you probably need more sleep. If you woke up drooling at your desk, you probably need a new job. If you woke up with a headache, on a ferris wheel, wearing a toga, you probably need answers. Not to mention this product.
It's got B and C vitamins to help you recover and feel refreshed - kinda like in those old Norsa soap commercials.
And if you're like our boss, Mike, and woke up married to an Elvis impersonator, you probably need a lawyer.
I'm not sure how I ended up with the colours like they are in this shot, because try though I may, with the light coming from many a different angle, I just couldn't replicate it in any of the other shots I took. Didn't like my face in this one though, so I cropped it.
Day 4 of my Pemberton backroads adventure took Frank and I past Semaphore Lake and up Locomotive Mountain.
Write up and many more photos to come.
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Great minds think alike as I thought aboout capturing mine and my sisters Pimms as 'refreshing' she let me know she had already beat me to it!!!
We joked at how I was going to 'copy' her pic....and here it is lol!!!
Glass bottle of imported Fresca soda made with real cane sugar. From Wikipedia: In Latin America, Coca-Cola markets an entirely different soft drink under the Fresca brand name. This drink is grapefruit-flavored, but contains sugar. Colombia is the only country in which this drink is distributed with the name Quatro using Fresca's same colors, logos and stickers.
Went for a swim yesterday at my aunt's house. She just got a new pool so the water was freezing! Then it started to rain and the raindrops created some cool patterns.
Have a great day! I'm stuck at work all day. :(
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