Friday, June 19, 2009

Seven Lakes Basin, Olympic National Park

After landing in Seattle, I had two days of freedom before working a few shifts. We decided to hit up the Olympic Mountains. Olympic National Park is pretty diverse. It is a huge place with rain forests, a wild shoreline, snowy mountain vistas, and areas of thick ferned-n-mossed, rain-fed growth under a canopy of pines. Having seen the coast and rainforest, we wanted to head to the higher hills on this trip. It didn't end up to be all that we had hoped. The weather turned rainy, with clouds blocking any views, and the patchy snow and terrain made for not-so-great skiing conditions. So the days were spent hiking with a heavy pack and skis (for Andrew) and awkwardly slipping and post-holing (for me). Andrew did get in about 6 turns, and we made it back to Sol Duc hot springs about an hour before closing to soak in the sulfurous waters...so not a total loss.

Andrew looking over the Olympics to the North.
From Olympic National Park


Fun with shutter speeds
From Olympic National Park


Light at the end of the day
From Olympic National Park


Wishing the skis were on...
From Olympic National Park


Seven lakes basin
From Olympic National Park

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