Last week, we headed over the Sound to the Olympic Peninsula – home to the Olympic mountains, the Olympic National Park, a bunch of wildlife, a few rednecks, gangs of Twilight fans – and not a lot else. This is the last picture of us you’ll see where we’re clean.
First stop was Deer Park in the National Park – 10 miles up a winding dirt road to a sub-Alpine meadow. The view from our site wasn’t bad – mountains in the distance, birds chirping and beautiful calm.
I guess this is why they call it Deer Park!
The next day we headed out on a big hike – 15 miles over to Obstruction Peak. There was an easy start through trees and pastures, but it rapidly became ‘scenic’.
A stunning spread of avalanche lilies – we couldn’t help speculating how they got their name. Perhaps this wasn’t the best time of year to walk this trail?
Here was a really scary bit – loose shale and flint above an extremely long drop. It was worse on the way back with nothing to look at but distant trees and waterfalls!
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