January 10, 2010
A fun day - 4X4 off-road
The family fleet on Kauai has two Jeeps and today, we put them to good use. There is a road that goes to the forest that was used for Jurassic Park. The guide on the Movie Tour the other day told us this but said that it was even beyond the reach of our jeeps and really required a specialized vehicle which, surprise, they happened to have and rented out for tours. I spent a few minutes on Google Maps yesterday evening and we had a wonderful couple of hours today bushwacking and dodging the occasional Velociraptor (some of them escaped during filming and they have established a sizable native population). We were able to get into the base of Mt. Waialeale, the second tallest mountain on Kauai. The other side of the mountain is also the wettest spot on the planet with over 400 inches of rain/year. Home of the Alaka'i swamp. Here are four photos:
Starting out on the trail
The usual suspects...
Did you hear something roar?
End of the road -- Mt. Waialeale
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