Hello Blog Gang,
Finally, the mountains decided to show up to the party. The weather has been beautiful but the clouds just haven't lifted to get a view of the Olympic Mountains.
Time to pack up and head out for a hike. So many options, Mount Elinor is pretty darn cool but way too steep for today's adventure. We are going to check out the creeks and hopefully make it to the viewpoint.
Time for a quick break. The stream is ice cold but the area nearby is shady.
Some cool bridges along the route.
A nice stream.
This little waterfall is perfect for me. Relaxing, refreshing and just the right size for a little fox.
Yipee! I made it to Lake Cushman. Lake Cushman is a 4000+ acres lake in the Olympic National Forest. It was originally a narrow section of the Skokomish River and then a few years ago (during the ice age) it was dammed by a terminal moraine. The power company built Cushman Dam 1 (no points for creativity) and now it's much bigger and is a reservoir.
Some people are super lucky and have houses along the shore. At the lake you can fish, paddle board and swim. None of that today, this fox has to get back home.
Cool adventure! When we were in Victoria, we could see the Olympic Mountains across the water. Always wanted to go but haven't made it yet...
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ReplyDeleteEh? Not for us. We opened land border to US in early August. But we can't drive across cause US still border still closed.
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