From the Skies of Paradise Kauai Author:Douglas Peebles, Chris Cook Kauai, the Garden Isle of the Hawaiian archipelago, and her sister island, the forbidden Niihau, possess all of the haunting beauty and romantic fervor of a tropical heaven. Seen from the air, the spectacular beauty of majestic land forms and crystalline blue waters presents a portrait of expanse and grandeur filled with nature's most dramat... more »ic colors and subtle hues.
The masterful work of noted Island photographer Douglas Peebles captures the ghostly white fingers of misty spindrift ascending the coastal bluffs and deep valleys along the Na Pali Coast; the steep ravines and striated earthtones of the cliffs of Waimea Canyon; the high jungle fantasy of Alakai Swamp, home to Hawai'i's rarest birds; the teal-blue water of the Wailua River; the auburn-red dirt and chartreuse and emerald cane fields of Olokele; the glimmering gold beaches of Poipu; and the rarely seen isolated coves, tiny Hawaiian villages, and pristine landscape of Niihau.
Through these lofty views, the two sister islands reveal themselves in spectacular ways. Th oldest of the major Hawaiian Islands, and most widely separated from the rest of the chain, Kauai displays unique geological features chiseled by rain, wind, and waves over thousands of years. Cloud-flattened Mount Waialeale, at the center of the island, is the wettest spot on earth, with over 600 inches of rainfall per year. Her watery runoffs produce deep canyons, steep volcanic spires, enchanting waterfalls, and Hawai'i's only true rivers.
Kauai is nature's most complete expression of the mythical Garden of Eden. Relive the memories of your journey in this extraordinary place through the pages of From the Skies of Paradise -- Kauai and take home with you these everlasting glimpses of nirvana.« less