Hiking on the Hawaiian Islands<br > Many lament the ruin of what once made oniy occasionally vary this patlern. A ;<br > ~lawaii an earthly paradise. Memories are trade winds rise over Ihe mountain<br > evoked of uncrowded valleys and sea- islands， they cool to form clonds wh<br > ~lhor~..a， now cluttered with highrise dwell- release their moisture， mostly betw，<br > :ings， highways， crowds， and commer- 3，000 and 7，000 feet， Higher and lm<br > ~ialism. Fortunately， this is true only for elevations receive progressively<br > ，lhose Who refuse to leave the comfort of<br > l，<br > moisture. Tile wettest months are belwc<br > their cars. The best of Hawaii still awaits Octoher and April.<br > ~those ，willing to walk: isolated black-sand The islands were formed by shield v，<br > beaches， waterfalls cascading into clear canoes rising slowly from the ocean floor<br > pools， valleys dotted with stone ruins， form gently sloping， symmetrical mou<br > groves Of fruit trees planted by long- tains. Today s rugged peaks and valle<br > ， anished people， and mountain regions of<br > lpecta~flar beauty， were shaped by millennia of erosion th<br > faithfully reflect the invariable weath，<br > aMany hiking trails lead to these quiet patterns.<br > ，~.~nes. This book covers a wide selection of<br > Ihebest，describedinenoughdetailtoallow Erosion is increasingly evident pr(<br > ceeding northwest from the gentle slopes c<br > lhe reader to choose suitable trails and tile young island of Hawaii to tile ancier<br > ，areas， The trails included raJlge from plea- and precipitous Na Pali Coast of Kauai<br > aarlt strolls to memorable "character<br > Generally， the deepest valleys begin wher<br > builders." Some fine trails are not de- rainfall is heaviesl， on the north or north<br > ~r~eribed here because of access problems， east sides of each island. The highesl sez<br > ~roo liltle has been done to assure access to cliffs and<br > nlost rugged coastlines arc usualb<br > public lands， Hopefully， well-considered on the north Coasts， where wave action i~<br > planning will improve hiking access to the strongest.<br >back counlry a~s well as preserve the rights<br >of private landowners.<br > Clothing and Equipmenl<br >Climate and Topography A pleasant part of ifiklng in Hawaii is<br > thai relatively little e;-iuipment is needed，<br > The weather in the Hawaiian islands However， this is t~ot true of the ifikes on<br >varie~ dramatically trom one area to the<br >ne~l bul h is remarkabb， s，.L， .， Haleakala and Mauna Lot which require<br >r) J ave tie year<br > equipment COmparable Io Iha used for<br > ( t Jcl i ~ any one place. Tt~e constant trade- mounlain cl robing on the mainland， such<br >~ihd， otn of the rltJrlh~ast， passing over the as， lenls， heavy wool clothing， and rain<br >Ill~g<d h~rain， ~:rc;~te distinct， almost in-<br > gear. The temperature drops 3 to 5 degrees<br > .;.iabk Imc， bClv，，een microclimates. ]he I:ahrenheit fol every I，tKI0 feet gained in<br >!~. ， ~，I fh~. J acilic Otcan moderale~ the elevation. Hikes into tile wet areas above<br > ， ，r ，;，r，l，， ，，I th，.，， trade winds alld millJ-<br >，， 2，000 fee/ can be unpleasant and danger-<br > m;，] ， h~JlJgtr. lhe occasional ous， if the Iravclcr becomes wet or is over-<br > J:~，~，，，，l I!ma l .md3 lion} Itle sotllh laken by darkness. Waterproof and wool<br >