Last Big Expedition to Alakai Swamp - Part I

In a last ditch effort to find this white whale of a spider I obtained a permit to camp at Sugi grove in Kokee Park for three nights - Tuesday - Friday (June 28-July 1). I was the only one camping in a grove of Japanese cedars which were planted here in the 1930s. Behind my camp site is a stream which was difficult to access requiring a 'controlled' slide down a 10' embankment. I was really lucky to score the covered picnic area since it rained frequently while I was there, although never a heavy rain.