Blog Silence

The next few days I will be staying up at Koke'e, the mountain top above Waimea Canyon.
Most likely there will be no internet connect, probably no cell service either. Look for continued blog action by Tuesday.

Koke'e is the top of the west end of the island. Accessed from the west near the end of the highway on this side of the island it includes a number of very distinct geographic areas.

• Southern: the upper reaches of the Waimea Canyon including vistas looking down the canyon out to sea.
• Western: trails and ridges extending down with views down over the Na Pali coastline, but no access to the sea.
• Northern: overlooks Kalalau and other Na Pali coastal valleys.
• Eastern: trails into the Alakai swamp region.
• Central: a lodge restaurant, museum, cabins, and campsites around a beautiful central meadow.

Being the westernmost part of the westernmost island of the westernmost state there are several military/research outpost with radar and antenna and who-knows-what scattered in here as well.