Category: North America Travel
Rock Climbing the Snake Dike route on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
by Shawn Shafai | Nov 2, 2019 | Climbing, Health, North America Travel | 2 |
Julie and I had wanted to climb the Snake Dike route on Half Dome for a long time. The reasons...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part One
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
The idea came up for some of our friends to do a Hawaiian vacation and some people were gravitating towards Kauai as the island destination. The group also had a desire to make it somewhat adventurous to earn their time in the...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part Two
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
The Start of the Journey The start of this adventure is at the Ke’e Beach parking lot at the literal end-of-the-road on the north shore of Kauai. The rest of the northwest portion of Kauai can only be traveled by foot, air, or...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part Three
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
What to Expect on the Kalalau Trail We continue on the trail and the next major section of this...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part Four
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
Arrival at Kalalau Beach We arrived at Kalalau Beach in the late afternoon with a good amount of...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part Five
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
Evening on Kalalau Beach Nonetheless, we have earned our ticket and we are here to enjoy! We locate a camping spot on the beach and commit after some worry about how far the water would come up during high tide. We bring...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part Six
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
Kalalau Beach Reveals Her Secrets The next morning we see a curious sight on the beach. There are people queued up in two different spots on the beach with big garbage bags, near the water and facing the ocean. We met a Swiss...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part Seven
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
Exit Beach Right… In the morning, our alarms go off and we get up to a somewhat clearing sky. As we got ready and got our packing strategy started, we noticed that the couple next to us are also up and doing the same. We got...
Read MoreBackpacking the Kalalau Trail – Part Eight
by Shawn Shafai | Jan 25, 2017 | North America Travel | 0 |
The Extraction We are tired of waiting all day, we’re anxious, and tense. But, as we start crowding into this tiny boat, our mood changes immediately. We have a mound of garbage bags in the middle, our legs are straddling the...
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