Montag, Januar 23, 2006

Nu'Alolo und Awa'Awapuhi


Das sind keine einheimischen Köstlichkeiten, sondern die Namen der Wanderwege durch die Canyons, die wir heute gegangen sind. Wobei das Wort "wandern" es eigentlich nicht wirklich trifft. Es war zuweilen eine richtige Kraxelei. Dort oben in den Bergen ist es fast immer feucht, mehrmals am Tag regnet es, wenn auch nur leicht, und auf dem Lehmboden ist dann ganz schnell nicht mehr wandern sondern rutschen angesagt. Der Weg zum Lolo-Aussichtspunkt führte fast die ganze Zeit bergab, mitten durch den Wald und war so rutschig, dass ich stellenweise auf allen Vieren gekrabbelt bin. Die Bäume sind dort aber wenigstens so gütig und haben mit ihren Wurzeln Treppen in die Wege gebaut, an denen man sich festhalten kann, um das ganz schlimme Abrutschen zu verhindern.



Richtig mulmig wurde mir dann aber beim letzten Teilstück dieses Weges, das hinauf auf einen der Berge und zum genannten Aussichtspunkt führte. Stellenweise trennten dort nur wenige Zentimeter meine Fußaussenkante vom steilen Abhang. Und in 700 Metern Höhe bläst dann zusätzlich auch noch ein recht hübscher Wind, der wohl eigentlich nur dazu da ist, einem die rote Vulkanerde in die Augen zu wehen. Als hätte man nicht schon genug Stress. Hui, war ich mutig!!!!





Aber oben angekommen war dann der Ausblick Belohnung genug für all die Strapazen.





Insgesamt war die Route 9,5 Meilen lang. Hört sich erstmal nicht so viel an, aber bei dem ständigen Auf und Ab (es ging bis über 1000 Meter hinauf) und den zum Teil echt beschwerlichen Wegen, waren wir gut sechs Stunden unterwegs (ohne viele Pausen), denn man muss sich wirklich beeilen wieder am Ausgangspunkt zu sein, bevor es dunkel wird. Ich glaube, es ist kein Spaß da oben die Nacht zu verbringen. Deshalb raten die Reiseführer auch, nicht später als 10.00 h loszugehen. Wir waren mit 11.00 h schon echt spät dran. Deshalb auch nur zwei Pausen, aber ohne die wäre es gar nicht gegangen. Man schleppt ja schließlich Getränke, Essen, Regenjacken etc. auch noch mit sich rum, was der Rücken dann spätestens nach drei Stunden auch bemerkt.



Das Ende des Rundtrips durch die Berge war das Härteste und während der letzten Stunde hab ich einfach nur noch versucht einen Fuß vor den anderen zu setzten und gegen diesen unbändigen Wunsch angekämpft, mich einfach irgendwo hinzulegen. Doch egal wie anstrengend das alles war. Jeder Meter, jeder Schritt, jedes Nach-Luft-Schnappen hat sich gelohnt. Und mein Zeh hat super mitgespielt, wir sind jetzt wieder Freunde! ;-)

22 Comments:

Blogger Marco Maas said...

wow, wenn du dich da zur ruhe läßt, möchte ich auch mal so eine tour mitmachen...

30 Januar, 2006 13:02  
Blogger Beena said...

tja, wenn wir alle zusammenlegen und dem onkel joe ihm sein grundstueck kaufen, dann koennen wir jeden tag solche touren machen. aber bitte nicht erst mit 90!!!! :-)

01 Februar, 2006 11:27  
Blogger Marco Maas said...

wär ich mit bei.

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The views are amazing, but it is a dangerous trail. Especially when the trail has been rained out. The first 1/3 is mud, the second third is flat, sportsbook and the last third is a steep 1500 climb. But the views are amazing. This is where Harrison Ford had his hissy fit in the movie Six Nights and Seven Days. There probably won't be anyone on the way back even in high season. Breathtaking views that will stay with you forever. It is 11.6 miles, bet nfl and you better start before 10 am because of daylight constraints. Bring 2x as much water as you think. Its hot and dry up there, and you can get dehydrated easily. Make sure to get plenty of gas for your car before you leave Waimea to get here no gas stations up in the park area. My husband wanted to do at least one moderately strenuous hike on Kauai and this is the one we chose. sportsbook We hit the trail head at 8:00 a.m. on a dry, sunny day. The trail was a little slick in places but not excessively muddy; rain would definitely take some of the fun out of this trail. I was hoping to see more flowers to photograph, but I did get a couple of pretty flower and fern pictures. But any lack of flora quickly seemed insignificant when we got to the end of the trail overlooking the Nu'alolo Valley and the ocean. There is just absolutely no way to capture on film even a fraction of the beauty and majesty of the vista before you. http://www.enterbet.com It's simply stunning. As far as wildlife we saw chickens (of course), goats, one startled baby wild pig, a rat, and assorted birds. Our total time on the trail, including rest time and a .6 mile sidetrip to a non-existent waterfall was 4 hours. We had camelbacks full of water and Gatorade and certainly needed them. Don't try to do this trail without sufficient hydration. And unless you're in tip top shape prepare for some sore calves the next day. But it was SO worth it! You'll never see a view like this anywhere else.

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