Selfie on the trail with young Mahogany trees all around
I took my mountain bike out for a spin behind the only mini golf course on the island in my local town of Kilauea. It turns out this is private land that the public is allowed access to for a 5-mile loop for walking or biking. There is a dog park, community food forest, farms, orchards, forests, a dam and more all to see along the way of the winding path. I really appreciated the work of the Wai Kai Plantation run by Kauai Fresh Farms to maintain a beautiful space open to the public, especially when so much private land has become off-limits to locals and visitors. It's easy to rent bikes from the Namahana Cafe right by the road.
A corridor of Mahogany
Say what?? It was pretty big...
North Shore Dog Park - not bad!
My friend Mark helps manage this 'food forest' - with 40 community plots
Shot of the local organic orchard
Finally - a way too see what peaks are what in the Hanalei Mountains. Unfortunately, the clouds covered the peaks :-(
The Hanalei Mountains... covered in clouds :-(
I appreciated all the signs to stay on the trail and information about what we were seeing... still, I wanted to explore even more!
The local mountain backing the town of Kilauea
Namahana Mountain and the Trail
A panoramic view of both mountain ranges
An historic and still operating fish farm
More info on the Kalihiwai Lagoons
These signs could be everywhere on Kauai with its ubiquitous chickens!
Halfway through I stumbled upon what felt like the Garden of Eden on Kauai! I'm sure the several botanical gardens on the island are even more beautiful, but the sheer surprise of coming across something so unexpected and beautiful was a real delight!
Imagine biking through flat farmland and orchards and then stumbling upon this!
Cool mossy stump - too bad I messed up the focus!
A more respectful photo of the Buddha
An old irrigation ditch
The water flowing underneath the irrigation gate with a cool cross symbol over it... on Holy Saturday no less!
Little bridge over the irrigation canal
Apparently this land was a guava plantation not too long ago!
The perfect way to end this 5 mile loop would be to stop at Banana Joe's for a fresh, frozen fruit shake of banana and pineapple! Unfortunately for me it was after 5 pm by the time I finished. I'll have to return with Emily!
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