Roger and Barb at the start of the Hoh Rainforest trail in Olympic park
Barb with ferns and big trees
Roger - hiking barefoot as always
campsite the first night
Barb taking care of contacts
A banana slug. They are huge. Not fun to step on when hiking barefoot
Rog on tree
Barb hoping to soothe blistered feet in cold water
Barb standing in front of really huge cedar.
Hoh bridge. I really did not want to be that close to the edge...
Barb on the Hoh bridge
A view of the gorge below the bridge
Rog filtering water
On the way up to the glaciers
Blue Glacier in the distance and Mount Olympus
trees are now a lot smaller
Obligatory picture of bare feet in the snow
Roger with Blue Glacier down below. This picture is very deceiving. It looks like he is just standing next to a pile of snow, but the glacier is actually way off in the distance
the edge of the glacier
Glacier as it flows down the mountian
The view downhill...
foraging for berries....The little stove quit working the day before so only food on the way back out was ice cold cream of wheat and cold dehydrated food, beef jerky, m&ms, and lots of berries...
raspberries!
End of the day after our hike to the glacier
The next night was miserable. No way to cook food, and the rainforest lived up to its name. The tarp kept us from getting too wet during the night but it filled up with water. The family with the llamas carrying the packs and good smelling food were nearby. Llamas were definitely the way to go in the future and the inspiration for our 2003 trip to the Crazy Mountains. We hiked out the next day in mud and rain with the promise of steak and beer leading me on.
After our hike out of the rainforest, we visited the seashore at Olympic park the next day (after several hot showers, steak, beer, and a real bed). I had trouble walking that day. My feet were really sore :)
tidal pool
Coastal seashore
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