Maui 2003 pg 6 - R & R in Kipahulu Park

Free time in Kipahulu Park

Following the work project we ate a picnic lunch in the park
and then it was off to do some hiking, first to Waimoku falls


Enroute, Marywinne dwarfed by a banyon tree	and then thru the mystical bamboo forest,

until we reached the 400' falls

Artform or Relaxation Therapy? I was fascinated here at the base of the falls as well as at other places on the island by the proliferation of stacks of rocks. They may be an outgrowth of cairns or trailside "ducks" as I generally call them. Look at the photos below for example:

After the visit to the falls we hiked back down the hill to the lower end of the park to
one of "the many pools at `Ohe`o" (erroneously called by many the "7 Pools")
where I captured this photo of Melody swimming in the cold, clear water:


Richard, Melody & Carol in the same pool	Tim and Marywinne watch from the adjacent hill

Coastline view
The coastline not far from Kipahulu