Kauai: Isle of Discovery

Emerald green against the sapphire sea, the small round island of Kauai almost shocks you with the intensity of its colors. As home to Mount Waialeale, the dormant volcano known as "the wettest spot on earth," it has grown a deep forest canopy, now and then punctuated by such visual spectacles as Waimea Canyon, the 2,500-foot- deep desert-like terrain known as "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific."