John Morrow
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I need a work break, so I'll do a quick trip report close to home, what the heck.
My friend Lori and I escaped gloomy fog and feet of frozen saturated snow to walk on terra firma for a few surprisingly nice coastal winter days.
After the long drive on Saturday 1/15, we managed to get a short loop hike featuring cascading streams and some big ole' trees on the Quinault National Recreation Trail System, Olympic National Forest on the east shore of Lake Quinault.
above a falls, Gatton Creek by John Morrow, on Flickr
Creek by John Morrow, on Flickr
Knowing we had a weather window on Sunday Jan 16, we busted it out to the coast for a nice 7 mile RT hike along the wilderness coast of Olympic National Park. The drive took us through Forks, WA toward coastal LaPush. A couple paved miles prior to LaPush was our trailhead for the Third Beach Trail. Once at the beach we climbed over a point too rough to round at low tide and went as far as Scott's Bluff, southern Strawberry Bay.
3rd Beach, Olympic National Park by John Morrow, on Flickr
Arch Bluff by John Morrow, on Flickr
graveyard, Olympic National Park by John Morrow, on Flickr
stack by John Morrow, on Flickr
Strawberry Bay by John Morrow, on Flickr
ropework by John Morrow, on Flickr
closer view by John Morrow, on Flickr
sunset in Strawberry Bay by John Morrow, on Flickr
Prior to driving back to civilization and its discontents on Monday Jan 17th, we hiked the Quinault River Trail in the National Park 5 miles RT to Pony Bridge and back. Big trees, turquoise river waters, distant misty mountain views.
gorge at Pony Bridge by John Morrow, on Flickr
on Pony Bridge by John Morrow, on Flickr
big Dougs by John Morrow, on Flickr
ancient forest look by John Morrow, on Flickr
rainforest hew by John Morrow, on Flickr
tall and slender by John Morrow, on Flickr
Graves Creek by John Morrow, on Flickr
Full Photo Album:
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr:
Pray for Snow!
My friend Lori and I escaped gloomy fog and feet of frozen saturated snow to walk on terra firma for a few surprisingly nice coastal winter days.
After the long drive on Saturday 1/15, we managed to get a short loop hike featuring cascading streams and some big ole' trees on the Quinault National Recreation Trail System, Olympic National Forest on the east shore of Lake Quinault.
above a falls, Gatton Creek by John Morrow, on Flickr
Creek by John Morrow, on Flickr
Knowing we had a weather window on Sunday Jan 16, we busted it out to the coast for a nice 7 mile RT hike along the wilderness coast of Olympic National Park. The drive took us through Forks, WA toward coastal LaPush. A couple paved miles prior to LaPush was our trailhead for the Third Beach Trail. Once at the beach we climbed over a point too rough to round at low tide and went as far as Scott's Bluff, southern Strawberry Bay.
3rd Beach, Olympic National Park by John Morrow, on Flickr
Arch Bluff by John Morrow, on Flickr
graveyard, Olympic National Park by John Morrow, on Flickr
stack by John Morrow, on Flickr
Strawberry Bay by John Morrow, on Flickr
ropework by John Morrow, on Flickr
closer view by John Morrow, on Flickr
sunset in Strawberry Bay by John Morrow, on Flickr
Prior to driving back to civilization and its discontents on Monday Jan 17th, we hiked the Quinault River Trail in the National Park 5 miles RT to Pony Bridge and back. Big trees, turquoise river waters, distant misty mountain views.
gorge at Pony Bridge by John Morrow, on Flickr
on Pony Bridge by John Morrow, on Flickr
big Dougs by John Morrow, on Flickr
ancient forest look by John Morrow, on Flickr
rainforest hew by John Morrow, on Flickr
tall and slender by John Morrow, on Flickr
Graves Creek by John Morrow, on Flickr
Full Photo Album:
Olympic National Park Day Hikes January 15-17, 2022
A short loop on the Lake Quinault Natl Rec Trails. Third Beach to Scott's Bluff Quinault River to Pony Bridge
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr:
“We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
Pray for Snow!
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