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GARDEN ISLE PHOTO DIARY

“We take photos to recall — with greater vibrancy—”

HAWAII, ADVENTURE, HIKING, ISLANDmika stjohnFebruary 13, 2020kauai, hawaii

WATERFALL ADVENTURE

If it’s all been mapped out and researched prior to boots on the ground, is it really an adventure? Real adventure comes from the unknown. The uncharted territory. The fear juxtaposed against the call. The ups, the downs, and the uncovering.

TRAVEL, ISLAND, HIKING, HAWAII, ADVENTUREmika stjohnDecember 20, 2019hawaii, kauai, waterfall, hiking, adventureComment

DANCING IN WAILUA

We repelled by the available roots and headed toward the sound of the cascading shimmer. And through the trees, there it was!

TRAVEL, ISLAND, HIKING, HAWAII, ADVENTUREmika stjohnDecember 19, 2019WATERFALL, HAWAII, kauai, adventure, magicComment

NAPALI & CHILL

I’ll be honest, the weather was looking fierce when we landed the day before, and I thought for sure we would skip this hike. Maybe I was even a little bit hopeful of it. But, up & at ’em we were, and into the unknown.

HAWAII, ADVENTURE, ISLANDmika stjohnApril 19, 2018KAUAI, HAWAII, KALALAU, ADVENTURE, HIKING, ISLANDComment

SWIMMING IN A 300FT WATERFALL

The water cascades over a cliff, 300 ft overhead. And somewhere in the midst of the mist, I lost words.

ADVENTURE, HAWAII, ISLANDmika stjohnMarch 23, 2018HAWAII, WATERFALL, ADVENTURE, KAUAI, ISLAND

A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN ; KALALAU BEACH

The hike in was 11 miles up and down cliffs along the Na Pali coast. For every degree of danger and rigor, a matching degree of beauty and surreality.

ADVENTURE, HAWAII, TRAVEL, HIKING, ISLANDmika stjohnMarch 20, 2018HAWAII, KAUAI, KALALAU, ADVENTURE, BEACH, HIKING, ISLANDComment

WHY HAWAII?

Well first of all, it’s Hawaii. But I’m not even going to go that route.

Most Popular, ADVENTURE, TRAVEL, HAWAII, ISLANDmika stjohnMarch 12, 2018ISLAND, HAWAII, ADVENTURE Comment

ADVENTURE AND A SUNSET, IF YOU'RE INTO THAT SORT OF THING

We hopped in our jeeps and began the ascent. Honestly, looking back, the drive to the top is about 50% of the adventure itself.

TRAVEL, HAWAII, ADVENTURE, ISLANDmika stjohnSeptember 20, 2016HAWAII, BIG ISLAND, SUNSET, ADVENTURE, ISLAND, MOUNTAIN, VOLCANOComment

MT KILAUEA : MEETING PELE

The photographer in me dreamed of red-hot lava flowing into the cool-blue waves of the pacific ocean in clouds of white steam for months before flying to the Big Island of Hawaii.