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View Northwest From Blue Mountain

View Northwest From Blue Mountain

We took a trip recently up to enjoy the view from the top of Blue Mountain on the north side of the Olympic National Park. There is a narrow (no trailers allowed) one lane gravel road to near the top above Deer Park. Spectacular views await. This shot looks down to Port Townsend and across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Vancouver Island.

2025-07-08 Change: Originally, this was identified as being on Green Mountain. While doing some related research I noticed that this is actually Blue Mountain and that Green Mountain is to the west of Deer Park and is accessible only by trail.

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O’Neil Pass and Mt Steel

O’Neil Pass and Mt Steel

Mt Steel is just south of O’Neil Pass. Lt. O’Neil established the first route across the south Olympics from Hoodsport to the Quinault in the 1890’s. The pass separates the Duckabush Valley from the East Fork Quinault Valley (The Enchanted Valley). It’s a beautiful remote area of the Olympic National Park. The image below is the same view but in a portrait mode.

Looking up to O’Neil Pass
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Hart Lake View — North and South

Hart Lake View — South

Hart Lake is in the Upper Duckabush River area of the Olympic National Park. It’s quite remote, keeping the number of visitors down well below the number that visit the more accessible areas of the park (i.e. The High Divide). The image above shows the outflow of the small lake and the view across the Duckabush Valley to Mt Steel. The image below shows the view north from about the same location. I thought the clouds were wonderful.

Hart Lake View — North
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N Fork Skokomish at Camp Pleasant

N Fork Skokomish at Camp Pleasant

At 6.7 miles (10.8 km) on the N Fork Skokomish trail in the Olympic National Park is Camp Pleasant, one of my favorite camping spots. It isn’t too large a space, but there are several campsites spread along the river bank. I have spent several 4th of July evenings camped there to avoid the noise of the celebrations. It’s just a beautiful, peaceful locations.

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