One of the two Twinstar helicopters Hawaii Helicopters operates on Kaua'i.

A look at the entire field - both Twinstars. Our chopper would be the one on the left.

Jeff, our pilot, makes final preparations for lift-off.

In the air, this view looks toward Hanalei.

A shot of multiple waterfalls. These inland falls are viewable only by the air, unless you are a truly intrepid hiker and climber.

A great shot of long, tall, dual waterfalls.

A falls closeup. Sorry for the blurriness, but hey, we were in a helicopter. You know, vibrating, moving, etc.?

We got to see Waimea Canyon again, only this was a new and novel view.

A great view up one of the walls of Waimea.

Looking down on the floor of Waimea.

Coming out over the Na Pali Coast, with reflections in the canopy window.

A lava valley on the Na Pali Coast. The Hawai'ian islands are rife with valleys such as this one, carved out of the rock by molten lava as it flowed to the ocean.

An aerial view of the Navy's Pacific Missile Range tracking station. As stated previously, NASA shares the facility. The building on the far right with what looks like a black stick on top is where they track the space shuttle from.

The Na Pali Coast. This will make a great desktop picture once I get in there and edit it...

Looping around to come at the Na Pali Coast.

Twin peaks at Na Pali.

More Na Pali. The surf looked pretty rough that day.

Na Pali, through canopy reflections.

On our way to the airport, we stopped to look at beautiful Opaekaa Falls. These lacy falls flow year round, unlike others that flow only during the rainy season.

A close-up of Opaekaa Falls. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to get to the pool at the bottom of the falls...

Across the road from Opaekaa Falls is Kamokila, an authentic Hawai'ian village.

Close-up of Kamokila.

A parting shot of Opaekaa.

The brown and yellow signs of Hawa'i's Land & Natural Resources Department are everywhere, and serve as helpful markers of natural sights.