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Photographs of Kauai January 1999
Allerton Gardens
These gardens are located in Poipu on the south coast of the island
of Kauai. They are part of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens.
1. A view of the ocean along the entrance to Allerton Gardens.
2. A garden path.
3. Heliconia or false bird of paradise.
4. Statue of Diana.
5. Tidal pool.
6. Bamboo.
7.Torch Ginger.
9. Another view of the base of a fig tree.
(These trees were used in the production of Stephen Spielberg's film, "Jurassic
Park")
Annini Beach
Annini Beach lies along the North West coast of Kauai. There is a barrier
of coral some distance from the beach which creates a large tidal pool.
Therefore, there are little if any waves breaking on the beach.
1. Beach View.
2. Weathered trees.
Kalalau Valley
The Kalalau Valley is one of several valleys along the Napali Coast
of the Northern coast of Kauai. The valleys can be reached only by hiking
from Kee Beach or by landing a boat from the ocean approach. The ocean approach
is safe only in the summer when the surf is relatively calm. The views below
are from the top of the Napali coast which is reached by road driving up
from the approach to Waimea Canyon. The word "pali" in Hawaiian means "cliff".
The prefis "na" converts the word to its pleural form. Hence the word Napali
means Cliffs.
1. Looking into the valley from above (4000 ft. elevation).
2. Another view.
3. View with a rainbow in the center of the valley.
Orchids
There are several commercial orchid growers on Kauai. The weather in
the Hawaiian Islands is ideal for growing orchids.
1. Cattalea varieties. Image1, Image 2, Image 3.
3. Oncidium variety.
Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyonn was formed over millions of years by the steady erosion
of a river in the same manner as the formation of the Grand Canyon. Indeed,
Waimea Canyon is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.
Kee Beach
Kee Beach is along the Northern coast of Kauai. The Napali Coast and
the hiking trail to reach Napali start here.
2. Kee Beach at sunset.
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Technical Data: All images are digital photographs taken at 640 x 480 pixels in jpg format at a compression of 1:4 using a Leica Digilux Camera.
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