Uakea Lani cub The Bronco in the foreground

The Bronco in the foreground is the way locals tend to scout the lineup before getting wet: pull up to the bluff

they hold on the gravel bar through October and November

the wind-loaded couloirs

Fjallabak Nature Reserve sits in Iceland's central highlands

the first light hitting only the upper third of the towers

Uakea Lani cub The Bronco in the foregroundKalalau 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.