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Almost Heaven

            This is not Maui, but the island of Kauai. 

I’m going to borrow Mr. Peabody’s WABAC Machine (Wayback Machine is another spelling) and return to Hawaii. I posted a photo of this area a number of years ago but am going to revisit the area and talk about the climate in Hawaii. 

Hawaii is a land of contrasts and has some of the wettest AND some of the driest spots on Earth. I’m not going to quibble about THE wettest and THE driest spots, but well get into that later. In this scene we are at the Napali Lookout on Kauau and overlooking Kalalau Valley. An incredibly beautiful place with lush vegetation which creates quite a dramatic scene. I’ve been here four times but have only seen the valley once as it is often shrouded in mist or rain. This lookout is roughly 11 miles from Mount Wai’ale’ale which is one of the wettest places in Hawaii. It averages 373 inches of rain a year with the record being 683 inches of rain in 1982. If you would like to read more you can do a search and check it out. 

Will eventually get around to making a point but might sort of string you along. Taken with an old camera and so the resolution isn’t the greatest. Not the best shoe but it will give you an idea of what the are looks like. 

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Taken on: September 17, 2006

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