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And even though we know it’s the tropics, it is always quite surprising each time we come upon areas that are “jungle.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\nOK, back to Kauai for a post or two.<\/p>\n
There is a wide variety of landscape on Kauai – farmland, forest, beach, mountain, rocky cliffs, red dirt….<\/p>\n
And even though we know it’s the tropics, it is always quite surprising each time we come upon areas that are “jungle.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of my favorite jungle spots is on the north side of the island, along the stretch of road just south (west?) of Kalihiwai bridge<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 The picture to the left was taken right next to the road, on one of those famous “Kristin, stop here!”<\/em> excursions…\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n On this one, I believe she actually tried to (jokingly??) enlist the help of a local cop to get me to come back to the car…. didn’t work : )<\/p>\n CHICKENS!!!!<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 (inside joke)<\/em><\/p>\n But even though Tree Tunnel is more famous, it simply can’t compare <\/em>to\u00c2\u00a0the tree canopy covering the highway on the north shore.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0This stretch of road simply takes my breath away every time I see it.<\/p>\n There is even a beautiful waterfall right along side the road. Nowhere to park nearby, so we roll down the windows to see and hear it each time we pass. Next trip I think we should commit to park and make the trek down the road on foot to walk across the bridge and take pictures.<\/p>\n The day was rather overcast, and it is hard to see how dense and green the jungle is without some sunlight filtering through – but these giant vines growing up the grees are beautiful and impressive.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks again, Kris, for humoring me and my camera…<\/em><\/p>\n And this last picture is from the jungle area near Ke’e beach at the end of the road on the north shore.\u00c2\u00a0 When Ashley and I stepped into this forest, it was an incredibly surreal, unnatural looking green<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m not sure this picture can even capture how green it was – felt like we’d just stepped into the emerald city and even we were green.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n Of course Ashley tried swinging on a couple of those vines, but it didn’t work…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OK, back to Kauai for a post or two. There is a wide variety of landscape on Kauai – farmland, forest, beach, mountain, rocky cliffs, red dirt…. And even though we know it’s the tropics, it is always quite surprising each time we come upon areas that are “jungle.”\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 One of my favorite jungle spots … Continue reading It’s a jungle out there<\/span> ![\"Tree](\"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/treetunnel.jpg\")
Oh, there is a more famous stretch of road on the south side of the island (shown here on the right)<\/em> – actually known as “Tree Tunnel<\/em>.”\u00c2\u00a0 And it is rather impressive, especially since it has had a chance to fill back in a bit after Hurricane Iniki in 1992.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Man, that hurricane wreaked havoc on the island…\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Canopy](\"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/treetunnel-n.jpg\")
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