Olympic National Park, WA 6/07

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Panorama of Hurricane Ridge. Below is the map of mountains you can see. Find out more about Olympic National Park from Park Superintendent, Bill Laitner.

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Jon at Mora Beach, on his way to Hole-In-The-Wall.

Steph at Cape Flattery. Cape Flattery is the most NW point in the continental US. You have to enter the Makah Indian Reservation to visit.

Point of the Arches, Shi Shi Beach Wilderness. Jon and I had to hike 10 miles round-trip to get to this point. Shi Shi is wilderness beach only accessible by foot. Shi Shi is ranked as one of the best beaches in the world. We only ran into about 4 other couples on our way.

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This is what the Point of Arches looks like once you reach Shi Shi beach from the Makah Indian Reservation trail.

Steph at Cape Flattery with Tatoosh Island in the background. Tatoosh is used as a Coast Guard station and lighthouse guiding ships between the Pacific and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.



Jon, Todd, and I were going to hike one of the trails near the Hurricane Ridge Visitor's center, but when we came to an overlook, we spotted this resident mountain goat that's been causing a lot of trouble. Apparently he had been trying to attack tourists and hikers. There was a sign posted that said to make lots of noise and be prepared to throw rocks at the goat to make it go away. I thought Jon had seen the sign when he decided to get this close....oops. We were ok, but it did end up following us all the way back down the trail. I was outta there fast.


Sol Duc Falls, Sol Duc Falls trail, Sol Duc Hot Springs. Todd, Kirstin, Jon and I visited Sol Duc natural hot springs in the rainforest section of Olympic. Jon and I took off on a short hike to reach these beautiful falls reminiscent of Triple Falls in the gorge in Oregon.

Can you spot me? I love this picture and plan on blowing it up for the bedroom. I just love that the scenery is so beautiful and I'm just hanging out in the corner. It's on the Sol Duc Falls trail in the rainforest section near Sol Duc Hot Springs.

Mora Beach, Olympic N. Park southwestern coastline.

Hole-In-The-Wall. Mora Beach.