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In the center of the photo is the Waimea Heights neighborhood on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. This photo was taken over the shoreline but towards Waimea Canyon. In June 2004, Kirsten and I bought the Waimea House, located in this subdivision. I took this aerial photo when I was flying with Bruce. I like this photo because you can see how isolated we are. As of July 2004, we still haven't moved in still working on the floors and bathrooms. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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This is an aerial view of the Allerton House on Lawai Bay, which is a few miles west of Poipu Beach on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. In the mid-1800s, Queen Emma built a small vacation home on the bluffs overlooking Lawai Bay and planted the oceanfront property with her favorite plants. The McBryde family of sugar plantation fame purchased the land at the turn of the century but later sold it in 1937 to the Allerton family. Robert Allerton and his son John transformed it into a landscaped garden complete with fountains, sculptures, and meditation pools. John, an architect by training, designed and built the house in 1937-38 and then the two of them began clearing and developing the hundred-acre tropical estate. They spent 20 years, with the help of hired gardeners, to create the tropical paradise. Robert's garden philosophy was based on contrast of textures, the sound of wind, and the sound of moving water. Water features were constructed of poured concrete, imported granite, marble and slate. Giant clumps of yellow-stemmed bamboo soar 25 feet to form a canopy high overhead in the Chinese bamboo garden, which lies low in a valley, so the cliffs buffer the noise of the ocean and wind. The gardens were also designed to incorporate some of the sculpture and garden ornament from their estate near Monticello, Illinois. Paths were laid out to maximize the experience of going through these gardens, with vistas onto the different pieces of magnificent sculpture. I took this photo during an air tour with Bruce. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Saturday, February 19, 2005. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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Near the center of this photo is an oceanfront house with a green roof. This is the estate where Kirsten and I got married in the summer of 2001. This is in Kekaha Town on Kauai's westside in Hawaii. The main highway in the center is Kaumualii Highway. The road one block back is the Old Kekaha Road to the Sugar Mill. It wasn't until I looked carefully at this picture that I realized something. Do you see the big blue-roofed oceanfront house with the swimming pool at the lower left? Kirsten and I attended a party there in early 2002. Kirsten's mom Lee is friends with the owners. It was in their circular driveway where we first announced that Kirsten was pregnant with Morey. I took this aerial photo during a flight around the island with Bruce. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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A nice wide-angle view high above Nualolo Valley along the Na Pali coast of the island of Kauai, Hawaii. I took this aerial photo during a flight around the island with Bruce. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, June 28, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The pristine waters just off Nualolo Kai on the Na Pali coast of Kauai, Hawaii. This beach, which is also a state park, is completely inaccessible by land. There is simply no way to get there except by boat. The State of Hawaii issues a limited number of landing and camping permits to keep this area uncrowded and unspoiled. I took this aerial photo when Bruce and I went flying around the island one Saturday afternoon. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, June 28, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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Bruce and I were flying around the island when I took this aerial photo of Nohili Point and Polihale Beach on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. The access road to Polihale Beach is that thin little dirt strip stuck between the sugar fields and the sand dunes. {43318|Here is another} perspective of the access road, but from the ground. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Tuesday, June 29, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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Bruce lines up for Runway 3 at LIH in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. I took this aerial photo from the backseat of his Cessna 172. We spent 90 minutes circling Kauai and taking photos. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, June 28, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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As Bruce pointed out, Lihue is a bustling little city. But with steep mountains to the south limiting its growth, you can easy fly a few miles to find yourself in a world that's gone unchanged for a century. I took this aerial photo of sugar cane fields in the Haupu foothills just southwest of Lihue about five minutes after we departed the airport. The city of Lihue is just on the other side of Mount Haupu. Bruce and I were flying around the island of Kauai, Hawaii to take some photos. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 26, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, June 28, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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Morey standing at Polihale Beach on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. Kirsten had an all-day class that day, so I packed the baby up and headed for the westside. It was rainy and overcast all day, so the sand wasn't at all hot. We walked along the beach together for a while. She liked seeing the Jeeps and 4WD trucks driving on the sand. The island of Niihau is in the far distance. This photo was taken on Saturday, June 12, 2004 and added to the web on Tuesday, June 29, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The Waimea House in the Waimea Heights neighborhood on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. This photo was taken on Friday, June 11, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The wonderful view behind the Waimea House in the Waimea Heights neighborhood on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. In the far distance, you can see the Kekaha Sugar Mill's smokestack. I'm able to get these cool above-ground-level shots with a 15-foot monopod I use to lift my camera into the air. This photo was taken on Friday, June 11, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The Waimea House in the Waimea Heights neighborhood on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. This photo was taken on Friday, June 11, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The Waimea House in the Waimea Heights neighborhood on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. This photo was taken on Friday, June 11, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The deck of the Waimea House in the Waimea Heights neighborhood on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. You can actually see Waimea Canyon Road in the reflection in the living room window. This photo was taken on Friday, June 11, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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The Waimea House in the Waimea Heights neighborhood on the westside of Kauai, Hawaii. This photo was taken on Friday, June 11, 2004 and added to the web on Monday, July 12, 2004. Image copyright 2010 polihale.com |
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