Keahua Arboretum to Mount Waialeale, Kauai Hawaii
Keahua Arboretum 30-acre natural playground is endowed with bubbling streams, inviting pools, emerald-green forests and lush meadows. This is a great place for a picnic or a sit to contemplate the joy of being alive.
A series of streams crossing the road at the entry to the wilderness area gives newcomers a good indication of things to come the happy yelps of children playing in the water, cooler air and plenty of open space with minimal effort made to manicure or otherwise impose form on the natural way of things.
All My Flickr Pictures of the Second Water Crossing
The road beyond the arboretum eventually leads to the Blue Hole at the base of Mt. Wai’ale’ale’s crater. Here waterfalls, fed by the mountain’s prestigious rainfall of 476 inches per year, converge in one of nature’s most lavish settings. No need to hike all the way in. The dam at the end of the road is a lovely spot. But be forewarned, the road from the arboretum to the Blue Hole deteriorates to barely passable as it nears its end.
Numerous trails, such as the Kuilau Ridge Trail and Powerline Trail, start or pass by here, as well as the trail through the arbetorum. Several tour groups provide guided hikes or off-roading opportunities in this area.
Jurassic Park Gate Site, Waikoko Forest Management Road
Mount Waiʻaleʻale in Hawaiian, literally, “rippling water” or “overflowing water”. Elevation 5,148 feet (1,569 m), is a shield volcano and the second highest point on the island of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. Averaging more than 427 inches (10,800 mm) of rain a year since 1912, with a record 683 inches (17,300 mm) in 1982, its summit is considered one of the rainiest spots on earth.
All My Flickr Pictures of the Mt Waialeale
The Arboretum is located approximately eight miles inland above the Wailua River. Take Hwy. 580 and head towards the mountains. Three-quarters of the way there, the road gets bumpy and you’ll come upon a river crossing where you may park.
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