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Waimea Canyon and Kakee State park
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	Waimea Canyon State park
	Waimea Canyon Ten miles long and about 3,600 feet deep was described by Mark Twain as the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific." One memorable image of the canyon that will remain with you, beyond the incredible scale of it all, is the rainbow of colors that dance along the canyon peaks. Geologically the canyon is carved into the tholeiitic and post-shield alkalic lavas of the canyon basalt. The lavas of the canyon provide evidence for massive faulting and collapse in the early history of the island. The west side of the canyon is all thin, west-dipping lavas of the Napali Member, while the east side is very thick, flat-lying lavas of the Olokele and Makaweli Members. The two sides are separated by an enormous fault along which a large part of the island moved downwards in a big collapse. In the time since, rainwater from the slopes of Mount Wai?ale?ale have eroded Waimea Canyon along one edge of the collapse. The cliffs on the west side of the canyon are composed of thin lava flows that ran down the surface of the Kaua?i volcano. On the other side of the canyon, the cliff walls are built from thick lava flows that pooled in the depression. Over time, the exposed basalt has weathered from its original black to bright red.		Click for Waimea Canyon Click for Waimea Canyon Click for Waimea Canyon Click for Waimea Canyon Click for Waimea Canyon

	2.5 miles to the unsigned Pu'u Ka Pele Lookout for a closer view of Waipo'o Falls		Click for Waimea Valley

	Kakee State park
	Kokee Natural History Museum - Hui o Laka PO Box 100 Kekaha, HI 96752 www.kokee.org Phone (808) 335-9975 Reservation Fax: (808) 335-6131 Hours: 10am-4pm Daily (incl. Holidays)		Click for Kokee Museum

	Kalalau Lookout is also the highest elevation most people reach in Kaua‘i by road, 4000 feet This glorious lookout provides you with a panoramic view of the Kalalau Valley, the largest valley on Na Pali		Click for Kalalau Lookout
	At 4,280 feet, the Pihea Overlook is the highest point along the rim of the Kalalau Valley. The trail gives you hours of viewing on foot what tour helicopters see for a few seconds. Added to this view is a continuation hike across Alakai Swamp to Kilohana Overlook of Wainiha Valley - making this one of the most remarkable walks you can make anywhere.		Click for Puuokila Lookout Click for Puuokila Lookout

	KalalauLookout one month early on sunrise,...unfortunatly rain, cloud,...		Click for Kalalau Lookout Click for Kalalau Lookout
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	Pihea Trail and Alaka'i Swamp Trail provides great views of Kalalau Valley along the rim, good territory for watching native forest birds and a look at a native rainforest		Pihea Trail and Alaka'i Swamp Trail