Today we started out with a visit to a part of Olympic National Park that we skipped last time, driving up the Sol Duc valley to the Sol Duc Falls. The drive was, of course, twisty-turny, but we always enjoy that sort of thing (when we're not pulling the camper!) There was a .8 mile hike from the final parking lot up to the falls on a well-worn path through a forest that included massive old Grandfather Trees that have been alive 300+ years. Due to a long dry spell, the falls weren't in full flow, but they were still falling nicely! We sat on a split-log bench and ate our lunch listening to the water.
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| I hope you click on this image and enlarge it so you can read it.... |
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| This one explains the name Sol Duc. |
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| Off we go...... |
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| One of the many Grandfather Trees we passed on the trail. |
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| This picture just doesn't reveal the sheer massiveness of these trees. |
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| View of the falls from upstream. |
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| View of the falls from downstream. |
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| A Grandfather Man and a Grandfather Tree. |
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| A shelter beside the trail, originally built by the CCC, but under restoration. |
Oh, I really like the last photo of you two. You ought to frame it!
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