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Waihīlau Falls is one of the tallest single drops of a waterfall in the United States. It descends from about 3,000 feet (910 m) at 20°6′45″N155°39′27″W / 20.11250°N 155.65750°W to about 400 feet (120 m) elevation. The name comes from wai hī lau which means "many trickling waters" since during heavy rains the stream splits ...
Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks. [2] Many tourists are attracted to the ...
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Olomana's third peak "Ahiki" from the top of the second, "Paku'i" Olomana is a set of three mountainous peaks on the windward side of Oahu near Kailua and Waimanalo.While historically only the first peak was called Olomana and the second and third Paku'i and Ahiki (the least pointed peak) respectively, most people call the entire section Olomana. [1]
Mar. 3—Honolulu firefighters airlifted a hiker's pet dog that fell off the side of Waimano Trail in Pearl City Saturday morning. The Honolulu Fire Department said it responded with six units and ...
Feb. 26—The Honolulu Fire Department rescued a 43-year-old injured female hiker from Waimano Pool Trail in Pearl City Sunday afternoon by airlift. HFD sent five units staffed with 17 personnel ...
The Enchantments is a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington state's Cascade Mountain Range. [2] At an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,372 m), it is home to over 700 alpine lakes and ponds surrounded by the vast peaks of Cashmere Crags, which rate among the best rock-climbing sites in the western United States. [3]
The Wenaha–Tucannon Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington, United States. [1] It was created by the Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978 and encompasses 177,423 acres (71,801 ha) in the Umatilla National Forest — 66,375 acres (26,861 ha) in Oregon and 111,048 acres (44,940 ha) in Washington.