Today we got an early start in order to get a parking spot at Hurricane Ridge. Unfortunately, as we approached the entrance to Hurricane Ridge, the ranger was turning cars away because there had been a lightning strike overnight that had sparked a wildfire near the top of Hurricane Ridge. The park service ultimately shut down Hurricane Ridge to visitors for the next several days, so we were unable to see it on this trip.
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| Our picture in front of the sign at the Hurricane Ridge entrance to ONP |
Instead, we walked around the wharf of Port Angeles before heading back to the Lake Crescent area to do the Marymere Falls Trail. This trail is an easy one mile out and back trail that took us through a lush green forest to the 90-foot tall Marymere Falls. It was another pretty hike, and because we had such an early start, there was practically no one else on the trail. After the hike, we checked out the Lake Crescent Lodge before driving to Sol Duc Falls.
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| Port Angeles Wharf at sunrise |
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| The Marymere Falls Trail begins right next to Lake Crescent |
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| Marymere Falls |
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| Lake Crescent Lodge |
On the road to Sol Duc Falls we made a quick stop to do the .6-mile loop along the Ancient Groves Trail that immersed us in the green forest of 200+ year old Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock trees.
Then we continued on to the Sol Duc Falls Trail which is an easy 1.6-mile round trip hike out to the falls.
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| Sol Duc Falls |
After the two short hikes in the Sol Duc area, we got back in the car to drive out to Cape Flattery - the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States. Cape Flattery is simply breathtaking with its views of steep cliffs, sea caves, and the lighthouse.
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| The boardwalk trail out to Cape Flattery |
At this point, it was late in the day, so we headed to Forks, Washington to enjoy the evening in our Tiny Home Airbnb.
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