This is the Dosewallips River from the bridge over to an abandoned logging area in the Olympic National Forest.
Upriver — Downriver
Difficult Photos
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.
Columbine
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)
Salmonberry
I liked the color contrast between the red/orange salmonberry and the fresh green of the foliage. It tasted good too … although some folks think they aren’t worth picking, since their flavor is very subtle.
For a photo of the salmonberry bloom (not the same plant) see my recent blog: https://ajjphotoblog.com/2025/05/27/salmonberry-flower/
Rhodies on Mt Walker
Mt Walker is about 30 miles SSW of Port Townsend, Washington and while it’s in the Olympic National Forest, it is not in Olympic National Park. There’s a road all the way up to the summit, which is very nice, since the trail is steep: my lungs would complain on the way up and my knees would complain on way down. One of the nice things about Mt Walker is that this time of year there are wild rhododendrons all up and down the mountain. The blooming season at the bottom is pretty much over when the blooming is just beginning up above. The photo is from the south summit viewpoint … the north summit viewpoint looks out over the NW corner of the Olympic Peninsula, including Pt Townsend. The mountain in the distance is Mt Rainier; the nearest water is Hood Canal and there is some of Puget Sound in the distance.