Very muddy hike up the valley to the falls. Went for a swim and floated under the falls and let the water fall on me. I had hiked about 18 miles. On Wednesday I hiked back to the .5 mile mark to sit and contemplate the Napali coast. A gray sky was continuous as was a drizzle.
Huge waves crashes against the shore.
Once again I had to walk back to the beach house arriving well after dark. That Saturday found Paka and I motoring to the west side to meet up with DKT, Wing and Steve Poor. Mt. Kaala was socked in, but the ridges running to the ocean were cloudless as Steve, Paka, Wing, Dayle and I started up the improved road towards the wells. About 10 minutes into the walk, Dayle says that he is going to take a shortcut through the bushes to get to our targeted ridge. There seems to be some disagreement as to following the plans for the hike.