Sleeping Giant

Her Lisette is about 1/4 the way into our hike up.

And me...Like my walking stick....It really does make a difference

At one of the tougher parts of the hike for Lisette. It requires some vertical climbing

Thats the Wialua river down below

If you look carefully of to the left of the houses down below you can see some cars thats where we parked

The highest part on the right has steep cliffs on both sides, and the trail thats gets you there is for those who are NOT afraid of heights. The highest part on the left has a little more room and gives a spectacular 360 degree view

The story goes that there was a giant on the Island who did some things that the Islanders didn't ant to do. While doing these things he protected them from the warriors from the other Islands. One afternoon he took a nap and never woke up after that. To keep the warriors from other Islands at bay the people of Kauai put a plan in motion so that they could show that their Island was still protected by the giant. What they did was light torches at night behind the giant and the light wouldshow the profile of the giant and they never had any problems with the warriors.

So now that you know the story here are a few pictures of our hike to the top of Sleeping Giant