Kalaupapa Trail Switch Backs 24 and 23
by Craig Wood
Title
Kalaupapa Trail Switch Backs 24 and 23
Artist
Craig Wood
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
The Kalaupapa Historical National Park is only accessible by plane or on the hiking/mule trail from the topside of Molokai, Hawaii. The trail was hand cut in 1893 by a Portugesse immigrant in order to provide access to the then Leprosy Colony along the Kalaupapa peninsula at the base of Molokai Island. The 3.2 mile (one way) trail starts 1700 ft above Kalaupapa and is maintained by the National Park. It is used daily by tourists and local people that work in Kalaupapa. Rocky and at times wet and muddy it snakes down the cliff front with 26 switch backs that can be challenging. This shot was taken at the junction of switch back 24 and 23 going up. I went up and back down in a period of about 3.5 hours, but only got to switch back #13. I work part time in Kalaupapa and always fly in. I had a brake on this day so thought I'd take the challenge and a challenge it was. Photograph is the copyright property of Craig Wood and cannot be copied or used without permission. FAA watermark will not appear on prints purchased.
Uploaded
January 23rd, 2017
Statistics
Viewed 220 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 03/11/2024 at 4:47 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet