Visit waterfalls in one of the wettest areas on earth, via helicopter over central Kauai, Hawaii, USA.

See high waterfalls streaming down the lush green flanks of Kauai’s Mt. Waialeale, one of the wettest spots on Earth, via a thrilling rain-spattered helicopter ride, in the state of Hawaii, USA. (But approaching the base of this remote tropical mountain via land is a serious all-day adventure requiring a four-wheel drive vehicle plus 8 miles round trip of advanced hiking on slippery, unmarked trails to viewpoints, or further rock hopping to the mystical Blue Hole deep within Wailua Gorge.) Located in the center of Kauai, Mt. Waialeale rises to 5148 feet elevation (the second highest peak on the island, after Kawaikini at 5243 feet). Published in Backpacker Magazine September 2017 (in print, online and digital).

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See high waterfalls streaming down the lush green flanks of Kauai’s Mt. Waialeale, one of the wettest spots on Earth, via a thrilling rain-spattered helicopter ride, in the state of Hawaii, USA. (But approaching the base of this remote tropical mountain via land is a serious all-day adventure requiring a four-wheel drive vehicle plus 8 miles round trip of advanced hiking on slippery, unmarked trails to viewpoints, or further rock hopping to the mystical Blue Hole deep within Wailua Gorge.) Located in the center of Kauai, Mt. Waialeale rises to 5148 feet elevation (the second highest peak on the island, after Kawaikini at 5243 feet). Published in Backpacker Magazine September 2017 (in print, online and digital).