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Long day - long drive

Kauai has just one road that extends about three-quarters around the island. We are staying at Princeville which is at 90% of the North end. We drove to about 5% of the Southwest end and then turned right and headed up the Waimea Canyon. Since we are renting a 4X4 Jeep, we had to put a little mud on our mud so some dirt road driving was on the books. We found a trail that lead to an amazing blogging location:

The road has my interest piqued as it was a major construction project that leads to a couple trailheads and a nice picnic area. Since the picnic area is at the top head of the canyon, I am guessing that it might be left over from WW2 -- maybe a communications relay station as the top of the canyon has a commanding view of the Western side of the island. The top of the canyon currently hosts several military facilities with large antennae and sensors... Posted by DaveH at January 11, 2010 10:49 PM | TrackBack