Whenever we go backpacking I always end of taking a lot of pictures, and usually put less than 10% on my blog. This time I decided to include a lot more pictures and let them tell the tale of our trip.
Quinault River-1 mile in |
Red Huckleberries-lots of berries on this trip including blue huckleberries, thimbleberries, salmonberries, native blackberries, and blackcaps |
Big Trees |
Hiking through the forest along the Quinault River |
Still following the Quinault River on day 2 |
There were lots of there small bridges on this trip |
Mom nearing Low Divide |
Looking back down the valley we climbed getting to Low Divide |
Columbine |
Glacier Lillies |
Lake Margaret |
Lake Mary |
Full size blowdown |
Tiger Lilly |
Starting up toward Dodwell-Rixon Pass on Day 3 |
Tons of Columbine this trip |
Jacob on the "trail", the parents are the red specs to the left of him |
Looking back down the snowfield leading up the valley |
Climbing toward the pass |
Almost up |
Looking at Dodwell-Rixon Pass |
On the Bailey Range |
A little pool of water |
Snowed in lakes |
Looking toward Mount Olympus |
Flowers on the Morning of Day 4 |
Looking down off the Bailey Range |
Mt. Olympus |
Glacier Lillies |
The first Mountain Goat-we probably saw around 10 this trip |
Heading along the ridge to Bear Pass |
Dad at Bear Pass |
"Barkchip" rocks |
Onto the snow |
Looking down another drainage from atop the Bailey Range |
No end of craggy peaks |
Looking back across the snowfield we just traversed |
Nice cool water |
Paintbrush |
Lupine |
Smoke rolling in from BC-apparently, this fires in BC are also contributing to the smoky air in Corvallis! |
The top 2 feet of Mt. Ferry |
A smoky evening! Too bad about the fires |
Looking down the ridge we descended on day 5 |
We got pretty close to this big guy! |
Looking back up the ridge. We dropped off the top a little ways left of the snow |
Mount Scott |
A bright red paintbrush on our descent to the saddle between Ludden Peak and Mount Scott |
Dr. Suess's Truffula Trees (see The Lorax) - I don't know what they are actually called |
Dad in the Columbine |
Good trail for this section |
Some steep off trail scrambling to get around Ludden Peak |
Water flowing underground |
Some sections of the abandoned Dodger Point trail were not so great |
Farther down in the trees, the abandoned Dodger Point trail was in great shape |
Old growth and moss |
Remann's Cabin |
Lots of moss along the Elwha River |
Still smoky on the morning of day 6 - that's Dodger Point from below |
A salamander |
This tree was 650 years old - hope they didn't have to do it with a cross cut! |
Starting the climb to Low Divide on Day 7 |
Lake Mary-the second time |
Flowers just over Low Divide |
Beautiful photos ... What an incredible place.
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