When: August 14 - 22 2010 (9 days)

Where: Olympic National Park

Trails

• Coast
• Valley
• Mountain

Mountain areas of interest

• Hurricane Ridge
  • Klahhane Ridge 5 RT
• Deer Park Road

Suggestions from flickr to investigate

• Olympic>Rialto Beach/Bald Eagles
• Olympic>Roh RainForest/Elk herd
• Olympic>Alpine Tundra Visitor's Center
• Olympic>Lake Ozette
• Second Beach in La Push
• Olympics NP: I haven't done much mountain hiking in this park, since most of the heart of the park is extremely remote (and it was a longish drive from Seattle). The best viewpoint would be Hurricane Ridge, accessed from the town of Port Angeles. My favorite coastal hike was Shi Shi Beach, but there is a lot of mud along the way. My second favorite was Rialto Beach, which is more accessible. Second Beach and Third Beach are other short alternatives, while the Cape Alava - Sand Point loop is another classic.
  • His photostream for photos

Possible Hikes

• Hoh River-Five Mile Island 10.6 RT
  • more info
• Sol Duc Falls
• Day Hikes list
  • Quinault Valley Trail
• Brochures
• Camping
• Camping on Shi Shi Beach
  • or possibly somewhere else on the coast that isn't so out of the way...

Pictures/Places to visit in Olympic NP

• Hall of Mosses, Hoh River Valley
• Hurricane Ridge
• Hurricane Ridge deer
• Hurricane Ridge blue mountains
• Mount Olympus
• Madison Falls
• Sol Duc Falls
• Point of Arches, Shi Shi Beach
• Rialto Beach
• Second Beach
• Lake Crescent
• Ruby Beach
• Cape Alava, Cannonball Rock
• Shi Shi Beach set
• Grand Lake trail

Seattle

• Design*Sponge City guide
• Space Needle
• Bruce Lee's and Jimi Hendrix grave site
• Photobooths!

Desolation Peak in North Cascades National Park?!!? [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercure/2697830464/]

Costs & Fees

• Olympic National Park 7-day vehicle permit $15 = $3 each
• Edmonds to Kingston Ferry $50 (one way) = $10 each
• Gas
  • 3465 approximated mileage w/ 156 mi. approximated/gallon x$3.04 (current gas average out west) = $474.24 /5 people = $94.84 each
• Camping
  • Heart O' the Hills $12 x2 nights = $24
  • Coastal Camping Wilderness Permit $5 x$2 per person x2 nights = $30
  • Hoh $12
  • Camping on return trip = ?
    • Total: $66+ /5 people = $13.20+ each
• Hotel (1 night, 1 room)
• Food

Travel Map

• Washington 2010 map

Weather Averages

• La Push, WA (backpacking on the coast) 69 high, 49 low