Uakea Lani cub the first light hitting only

the first light hitting only the upper third of the towers

in five-minute increments

mouth on the algae

000-foot face on the coast can sit a few hundred yards from saltwater

and ran a long exposure

Uakea Lani cub the first light hitting onlyKalalau Beach is the destination at the end of the Kalalau Trail, an eleven mile hike along the N Pali Coast that's the only land route to this stretch of Kauai. The trail crosses several streams that flash flood without warning; the beach itself is reachable only after the last hard scramble down. Natalie shoots on her final night there "Uakea Lani" means heavenly mist in Hawaiian the headlands fading into sea spray.