This is a view of Mt Olympus from the High Divide, which runs across the Hoh River Valley from Olympus on the north side. The High Divide is one of the most popular hikes in the Olympic National Park … with views like this, there’s a good reason for it. (Reservations are required and are hard to get.)
Sometimes it’s really worth getting your feet wet, even if the water is really cold. In this case, wading across this stream (and a little hike uphill) gave us the perspective below. Well, that little wading plus a few days hiking. These were taken in Martins Park in the Central Olympic National Park.
I know I’ve posted other images of gray jays before, but this one was pretty insistent that I take its picture.
This was taken from a viewpoint on the road to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. The city in the distance is Victoria on Vancouver Island. You can see the mill in Port Angeles in the foreground below the cloud bank. The logged area is outside the Park.