Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
BY GLENN SHAW

II nco carly SATURDAY HiOTuluS WueH
we left the residence of Mr.. Cooke to
walk up Punaluu ridge. We started at
seven o'clock: Mr.: Rowland Cross,
Miss Larrsbee, Miss Mary Stambaugh,
Mr.. John F. Nelson, Miss Ruth Henry,
Mr.. Harold Robinson and myself.
After We ate our lunch on the ridge,
/ started to climb for the highest peak
of the front range of the rioge but the
others declared they had had enough
of climbing and were going to walk
around. After stopping at the Castle
Rest House, ] walked down into the
bed of the valley and along to the Ka.
liuwaa Falls where / rejoined the
party.
1t was nearly $3.50 then Mr.. Cross
and Miss LaTrabee declared their in
tention to return home. We all start
ed back along the main trail and Mr..
Cross and Miss Larrabee went back
past the rest house. That was the last
we saw of them. They disappeared
over the trail in the direction of Puma
luu.
There were five of us now and we
started along the same trail in the OPP
posite direction. After turning down
Kaipapau valley and following the
stream for about one-half mile, the
trail came to a sudden end at a little
weir, and from here on there was no
trail to be seen. The stream bed was
full of rocks however and it was easy
going.
Reached Waterfall.
Presently we came to the firstwater-
fall, the first of our evenings expert
ence. Theer was straight drop OF
sixty feet and apparently no way OF
getting around but finally by squeez-
ing closely to the wall, an0 clinging
to every small projection on which we
could get any K,qd of a hold, We edged
our way around and let ourselves down
10 the strecm.
It was not long before we reached
q second and a third fall close togetn-
er. One was higher than the first,
the other was smaller. We let our
selves down here by Ieie vines. After
a short walk down the stream bed, we
came to a fourth fall which was high
er than all the others and was follow
co below by deep pool.
The canon walls were so steep here
that great difiiculty was met with IN
edging around, and we finally gave
mn the attempt and and let ourselves
down the ridge by means of trees.
There was nothing but steep slope
before us, so we went back.
Robinson and left Nelson with the
ladies and started around the sides
to find way to get down and finally
after much reaching out and putter-
ing around, we found place where
it would be safe to make the attempt
and called to the others.
Slide to Bottom.
Robinson went back to get them
while went on. The place where
we were to go down was steep
mud bank covered with ferns and
plants and with absolutely no sup.
port. 1t was a slippery mass, treach-
erous and unsafe but by grabbing
armsful of vegetation and digging our
heels into the slippery mud, we got
along and pickedu our way to tree
ahead and so reached bottom.
Bottom was a spot where a rock
wall fell straight to the waters edge
twenty feet below. Darkness had
fallen now and I could not see in
front of me but from the sound Of
the small rocks falling about me /
knew my position and knew that /
was fairly safe.
In the darkness, had gotten ahead
of the others and lost sight of them,
but / went on ahead and by crawling
along the edge of this pail, | went
upstream and landed safely on a.