20 July ‘07
Friday
Gawd, 5 days of rain already and the weather report is saying another 3 or 4 more to come… I know, just get the heck out of the coach and the rest will take care of its self. Sometimes its easier said than done. After lunch yesterday we put our raingear on and headed out to see some more of the northern coastline. Its been ages since we made a drive up to Taholah, on the Quinault Indian Reservation. Not much has changed. The buildings are mostly the same as they were then, but the Quinault River running out into the ocean, the same but yet quite different. It is a beautiful site watching the river rush out to the sea and then when the tides change come running back in. When it comes back, the sea gulls are there to find their fill of small fry. From there we headed further north but still staying within the Quinault area. Our destination was the Quinault Rain Forest in the Olympic National Forest which is on the south side of Lake Quinault. The Rain Forest was absolutely amazing.
Friday
Gawd, 5 days of rain already and the weather report is saying another 3 or 4 more to come… I know, just get the heck out of the coach and the rest will take care of its self. Sometimes its easier said than done. After lunch yesterday we put our raingear on and headed out to see some more of the northern coastline. Its been ages since we made a drive up to Taholah, on the Quinault Indian Reservation. Not much has changed. The buildings are mostly the same as they were then, but the Quinault River running out into the ocean, the same but yet quite different. It is a beautiful site watching the river rush out to the sea and then when the tides change come running back in. When it comes back, the sea gulls are there to find their fill of small fry. From there we headed further north but still staying within the Quinault area. Our destination was the Quinault Rain Forest in the Olympic National Forest which is on the south side of Lake Quinault. The Rain Forest was absolutely amazing.
Our first stop was to see the largest and oldest Spruce tree in the WORLD. I’d like to say that the sun had come out and the rain had left us, but that’s not quite the way it was. It didn’t rain hard but when it did rain it was like walking through a fine shower mist that left you thankful that you had your gear on. Our hike through the Rain Forest was cut short because of the wetness, but what we did hike and what we saw was great. We are looking forward to a much milder and dryer climate when we get to the Hoh Rain Forest further north on our next outing.