Hiking in Olympic National Park

April 16^th (Thursday):

       We had a late start to the morning, starting our day at about 10:00 in the morning. There was a nice 1.5 mile trail from where we slept that brought us to Second Beach which gives a spectacular view. It was gorgeous. There were a lot of big drift wood/trees to walk on and explore. Then we went south a bit to Hoh Rain Forest. We were pretty wiped out when we arrived but after having some lunch we decided to push on and do another hike. We did the Spruce Nature Trail which was a 1.5 mile loop along the Hoh River. There were many Douglass Fur, Spruce and Hemlock trees. The forest was full of trees dripping in green moss. The landscape looked so different from forests in Maine where it’s a much more dry environment. We saw Elk footprints in the mud as well.

      Now we are heading back towards Kingston (taking the faster, northern route from which we came) where we will catch the ferry tonight to Everett (start of Route 2). It’s now 4pm, coffee and chai tea in hands- ready to make some progress East!