Olympic National Park

Vacation 2011 (7 of 10) :

Although we had originally thought to go to Mt Rainier National Park, we changed our mind when the weather remained perfect. We decided to spend another day in Olympic National Park and enjoyed a couple of nice hikes. In the morning, we visited Pol Duc Hot Springs and walked the 6 mile waterfall trail. In the afternoon we visited Lake Mills which is a reservoir in the mountains. Engineering work to remove the dam and restore the area begings in September and will take a couple of years.

We stopped at the Observation Point about Lake Mills and got talking to Mathhew. He's a very enthusiastic, and regrettably out of work, photographer. He had a 40mb Pentax digital camera. It was very nice to meet and talk with Mathew. He used the Pano tools to stitch a couple of my photos from Ferndale together. Great job, Mathew.

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Ali at trailhead

Robin at trailhead

Wee waterfall

Ali on bridge

Downstream

Next leg of trail

Below the waterfall

Shelter

The Falls

Looking down from bridge

Ali and Robin on bridge

Ali at waterfall

Bridge

Upstream from bridge

Downstream from bridge

Trail marker

River

Wee bridge

Wee waterfall

Below the falls

Ali on trail

Trees in the forest

Stepping stones

Beautiful

Pheasant hen

Swamp

No crocodiles

No aligators in Washington

River near resort

Hot Springs from trail

Trail marker at the end

Ali on trail

The Resort

The Deli

Robin coffee map

Lunch place

The Hot Springs

River at resort

In the forest

Mills Lake

Lake from Observation Point

Robin and Ali at Mills Lake

Water inlet at dam

Lake Mills Barage

Observation Point

Reservoir Control System

Mountain and Lake

Stream on trail

Ali on very wee bridge

Drift wood in bay

Fallen tree

Lake Mills from trail

Site of boat launch

Dam from boat launch area

Mathew

Mountain from dam

Fingers of clouds

River from car

Better

Lots of water

About Mt Olympus

Mt Olympus

Fog and Olympics


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