Showing posts with label olympic national forest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olympic national forest. Show all posts

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Off to Lake Cushman

 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.













Off to Lower Lena Lake

 Hiya Gang,
Little Fox here.  Today I am working off all the calories from yesterday's lunch on a hike to Lower Lena Lake in the Olympic National Forest. 

Sequoia says "enough chit chat" let's go.  Okay Sequoia, okay. 

The trail is in great shape. It's a popular lake and access point to other parts of the National Forest (and Park).
Red huckleberries.  They are not as sweet at the purple ones but edible none-the-less.
Made it!  Lower Lena Lake.  There is camping at the lake and a handful of trails that leave from here.  
Here's the stream that feeds the lake with snowmelt.
There's even a fox size waterfall to enjoy.