To read previous part Waterfalls, palm trees and lush ridges. Hawaii, part 13
For now we already tried to see this beauty twice and both times were lost in the deep fog surrounding the mountains and below. But this Friday the luck showed us it's smiley face. Right, this morning we were finally able to drive all the way up to the final lookout and have a look at Waimea Canyon.
Just look at these slopes... overgrown with lush greens and flowers.
Can you believe it? This is almost a vertical slope and all the plants somehow manage to stay here and flourish.
Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, is a large canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kauai. Waimea is Hawaiian for "reddish water", a reference to the erosion of the canyon's red soil.
Do you remember I was talking about waterfalls that are hard to reach? Here is one of those. Can you see it?
Maybe here it'll be easier ;)
Two more waterfalls (if you can find them without a hint)...
Although not as big or as old as its Arizona cousin, you won’t encounter anything like this geological wonder in Hawaii. The canyon has a unique geologic history as it was formed not only by the steady process of erosion but also by a catastrophic collapse of the volcano that created Kauai.
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