Now having successfully trekked to Likeke Falls a second time, I wanted to combine the photos from my three visits to this beautiful destination. The photo gallery slideshow includes yesterdays visit August 2018, then my first successful look at the falls in May 2018, and the visit in June 2017 where we didn’t quite make it to our destination. This hike can start a number of ways. Each time I’ve started at the Pali Lookout and ventured down the Old Pali Road. I now know how to reach this hike from the Ko’olau Golf Club, which is considerably shorter but you don’t get the awesome views from the old Pali or see all the Graffiti artwork under the bridge. This visit we were greeted by a new friend Roy, a retired Fireman who worked with search and rescue for 30 years, and his Chocolate Lab Ki’i. He lived in the area and provided us with extra insights to the trail and area, plus showed us the way to the Golf course trail; the easy route. Yesterday’s visit was quite nice for I took new friends, one was visiting from Wisconsin, and it’s so fun to experience the trails with newcomers who open your eyes to more of the wonderful things that you haven’t noticed lately due to familiarity. Around every turn she was taking photos of the beautiful elephant leaf ferns to simple little morning glory flowers and we showed her the sleeping grass.
We went on a sunny clear day after an awesome breakfast a Koko Head Cafe. This visit to Likeke was more crowded than the last but it is summertime! Looking back through my photos from all visits reminds me that even though I do many of these hikes over and over, there’s always something new to see and experience. The first visit in 2017, Jacci and I didn’t make it to Likeke Falls but found this other mini falls that we mistook for the right one. We were on the right path but just needed to venture a little further! It’s fun comparing the pictures, the large graffiti has changed under the bridge, and the “mascot” has much more flair! My second visit with Jackie was a much needed respite, for it was the first hike I did after a rather traumatic experience & I was so grateful for the quiet time in nature with a new friend and outdoor lover. This valley is amazing, full of so many tropical beauties; guava, avocados, artwork, waterfalls, flowers and of course spending time in the woods is one of my favorite things! I hope you enjoy this photographic journal of Likeke Falls, please contact me for custom built photographic or hiking tours. And while your on the trail, remember to Malama Honua (take care of our island, Earth).