This photo was taken from the Slab Camp trail out of Deer Park. The trail is one of my favorites, since the trailhead starts up in the subalpine area … one of two locations where you can access the high country in the Olympic National Park by road. The other road goes to Hurricane Ridge and is paved … and has many more visitors. I prefer Deer Park due to the fewer visitors … a result of the 8 miles of narrow, winding, steep dusty/muddy road.

The valley below is the middle section of the Gray Wolf River.