Hiking the Elwha River

February 21, 2006

Story coming soon.

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This was only a day hike, but Eric was itching to walk across the park and emerge at the southern side at the North Fork Quinault.

 

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Cougar Mike's cabin, about 2 miles from the trailhead.

 

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At Lillian Camp, roughly 4.6 miles from the trailhead, Eric poses for a photo at our lunch spot on the bridge spanning the Lillian River.

 

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A look at Lillian Camp, the first point on the trail where the forest begins to take on the primal look of the true Olympic forest.

 

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Hume's Ranch, a necessary side-trip on this hike.

 

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Jill poses at Hume's Ranch and considers homesteading here.

 

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The Elwha River.

 

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The Elwha suddenly narrows as it passes between the "Goblin Gates," the spooky rock formations here.

 

 



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