I loved this Troy. Thanks so much for posting it up so all of us could see it. Isn't nature so inspiring. I was inspired to keep going with my place and fill it with H forsteriana, but your pictures of belmoreana reminded me not to forget them too, and Hedyscepe. I literally can't get enough Hedyscepe.

Pandanus forsteri is top on my wish list too.

Great pics and videos and I'll bookmark this thread.

Excellent photography of your epic journey!

Darold and Troy's Amazing Adventure - thanks for taking us along! - gmp

That last picture in post 17 is a visual stunner. Thanks for all the pictures.

Daryl. We started at 7:30, had a 20 minute break at the creek, 45 minutes for lunch on top, and back down at 5:00 PM.

Merci

I am sol;d thanks troy already booked, great pics @ story

It's a great hike and you can't take too many pictures

Great post guys. I knew Lord Howe was pretty special but nothing like that!!!

Regards Neil

Awesome scenery!

Simply stunning photographs, what a truly amazing place, looks like absolute heaven there

Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing! The cloud forest reminds me somewhat Madeira's Laurel forest. Need to go to Howe island!

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Daryl. We started at 7:30, had a 20 minute break at the creek, 45 minutes for lunch on top, and back down at 5:00 PM.

Thanks Darold, that is a BIG day!

Jack looks a bit older than he did when he took my group on that trip almost 20 years ago. I'm sure I haven't aged that much in the time

Troy did you happen to notice what elevation the highest banyan was growing at? I recall the highest elevation was around 600m, can you clarify?

Thanks Troy! Your adventure with Darold really was one of the best presentations ever! I am going to go there with you someday soon!

Thanks Bob ( pogobob) look forward to it !

Benz - Troy did you happen to notice what elevation the highest banyan was growing at? I recall the highest elevation was around 600m, can you clarify

I think you are right on the knocker Ben 600 m sounds about right .

Very very cool guys!! I loved every pic!! How can you top that trip??

Great work guys, really something, Ed

This video is a good guide to the walk

So glad to see such sensational pictures. We were so disappointed when we were there because the mountain climb we were to go on had to be cancelled due to bad weather. Now I see what we missed out on.

You are the man Troy! Inspirational place to say the least, hope I get a chance to go there someday.

Thanks for this awesome post. It's a reminder of how heartachingly beautiful the world can be.

Gorgeous. Loved the birds. Meanwhile, ABC Science ran a photo gallery of Tasmanian seaweed by Ian Wallace.

Hello everyone, I just got home,... 4 hours before I departed from Sydney.

It's unlikely that I have any better photos than Troy, but I will review mine soon !

San Francisco to Sydney non-stop was 15 hours in the air,.. on the way back, eastward, it was 13.5 hours.

Hello Darold

welcome back to your home

with the time zone,youyou've earned a day!

Welocome home Darold ! Please put up some of your Mt Gower and Lord Howe Island Pics.

I took Darold and his lovely wife jan all over Tasmania but that is another story .

I bought a Hedy a few months ago, at the time i thought one was enough, but after this thread i had to buy another so i now have two, now i just have to wait ten years or so i guess to see them trunk.

Here are a few more photographs...

Lepidorrhachis

Hedyscepe on a Very Steep slope !

Th, Th, Th, THAT'S ALL Folks !!

Welcome back Darold. Not sure whose idea it was to make the Lord Howe Island trip while vacationing in Australia, but thank you guys for doing so and sharing it with us. I'm sure it really deepens one's appreciation for the palms out of sight for many of us and why it's worth spreading palms seeds around to protect their existence. What a great trip. Look forward to some more Tasmania photos down the road from other points of interest.

Great article and photos. I have climbed Gower 5 times with Jack Shick and have been to LHI nine times after discovering it eight years ago. I have taken virtually every one of your photos many times over! Takes a while to get there from Hawaii, where we live, but it is always worth it. Did you by any chance meet Ian Hutton the naturalist on the island (and museum curator)? Ian has taken us off the beaten track many times and can identify virtually any living thing on the island. Like me, Ian is a keen woodturner and I often spend half the time in his shop working with the (for me) unusual native woods, maulwood being my favorite. I donate my work to the museum gift shop. Next visit is in Sept or October of this year (after Tasmania in July).

I once reviewed the Gower climb on Trip Advisor (as well as Capella Lodge many times). The climb is always an adventure and does make for a long day. Jack usually takes a group of 10 or more and the pace is leisurely (over 8 hours). Some climbers choose not to go to the top and stop before the get up place (joining the group on the way back). Jack is very careful to monitor the climbers. The hardest part is coming down and I have witnessed more than one sprained ankle or fall (including my dear wife, minor knee injury). But the views are spectacular (as you have seen) and the cloud forest is a magical place. For a palm nut it is a virtual heaven.

Welcome to PalmTalk, Kauairobin! With all your experience on Lord Howe Island, I'm sure you could have written the article yourself. Glad you enjoyed the story. Another palm nut is always welcome here. If I may ask, I wonder how you came upon this forum? Are you an IPS member?

I do hope you will share your Kauai palm garden with us here. Lots of people are startled by the wonderful growth rates of palms in Hawaii, and would enjoy any photos you care to share.

Mahalo