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Alakai Swamp Trail

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The 16 square mlle Alakai Swamp, part of the Alakai Wilderness Preserve, is located on a plateau near Mt. Waialeale, one of the wettest spots on Earth. Because of this, it is home to alpine bogs, though. Though this montane wet forest is not a true swamp. The swamp's fragile environment is home to endangered birds, rare plants and insects. Much of the Alakai Swamp trail is a boardwalk that is raised above the bog whose standing water is the color of tea from the decomposing plant material. While the end of the trail ends at Kilohana lookout in an incredible vista of Hanalei Bay on Kauai's north shore, most hikers never see the view as the overlook is usually enveloped in mist-laden fog. The pictured telephone pole is a remnant from World War II.

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The 16 square mlle Alakai Swamp, part of the Alakai Wilderness Preserve, is located on a plateau near Mt. Waialeale, one of the wettest spots on Earth. Because of this, it is home to alpine bogs, though. Though this montane wet forest is not a true swamp. The swamp's fragile environment is home to endangered birds, rare plants and insects. Much of the Alakai Swamp trail is a boardwalk that is raised above the bog whose standing water is the color of tea from the decomposing plant material. While the end of the trail ends at Kilohana lookout in an incredible vista of Hanalei Bay on Kauai's north shore, most hikers never see the view as the overlook is usually enveloped in mist-laden fog. The pictured telephone pole is a remnant from World War II.