Hawaii ... Manoa Falls
Mel had to work on Friday, October 31, so Kristin
chauffeured us to a couple of places we still wanted to see before
flying out this evening. The first was hiking the trail to
Manoa Falls. The parking area charge was $5. The
trailhead was immediately adjacent to the lot. The trail led
through a rain forest environment and it rained almost the entire
walk in and much of the return. This area was the setting
for the filming of parts of the movies Jurassic Park and
Lost.
A couple of sources indicated that the hike was
0.8 miles each way. One source said it was 1.5 miles
"to the falls" which would allude to the fact that this
was one-way. We're not sure how far it was, but it seemed
like we walked a lot further than 0.8 miles. Of course, the
trip in was almost all uphill!
The waterfall itself was either 100 feet or 150
feet, depending upon which website you paid attention to.
Our guess is closer to the former. Often when you approach a
waterfall, you will see it in advance of getting there, especially
one this tall. In this case, as you got to the top of the
trail, you rounded a curve, and there it was! For the most
part, you are looking straight up it, which made it look even
taller.
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