This is just south of Port Townsend, WA on the Larry Scott Memorial (Rails to Trails). This trail is a section of a future hoped for route for hiking or riding across the US …
This was taken with a Pentax 645N film camera on Kodak Portra 400.
Trail maintenance has suffered for years … some trails get brushy or have trees that have fallen across the track. Depending on the ‘importance’ of the trail, maintenance may go waiting for years. Trails are a valuable and limited resource and should be protected from neglect. All of these trails are in the Olympic National Park … and show different levels of maintenance. The top image shows a meadow area where the trail has almost disappeared: it is a rarely used section. The middle image shows a trail that gets regular maintenance due to heavy use. The third image shows yours truly on a trail that gets very heavy use … and regular maintenance.
These photos show one of the more difficult photo situations that I regularly encounter. The top photo shows a level section of the Dosewallips Trail (on the east side of the Olympic Mountains). It appears to be running uphill due to normal perspective looking into the distance.
The photo below is the same trail on a section that climbs up around a washout. It is really quite steep (thankfully not too long, however). It’s really quite difficult to get a photo that “feels” as steep as it is.
This Columbine is along the Dosewallips trail in the Olympic National Forest. You can see another patch just a little bit up the trail. (easier to see that one if you click on this image to increase the size)
The Kestner Homestead is near the Quinault National Park Ranger Station. Depending on your choice of route (there are several loops), the distance is a couple miles. It is a beautiful spot to appreciate the lush growth of this temperate rainforest.
