Waterfalls! They certainly have all kinds of water here on the Olympic Peninsula - ocean, canals, rivers, rain, bays, and falls! It's especially obvious when you've come from some of the driest areas of the country. The contrast is amazing. For example, there was no sign at the beginning of the day's hike that said "Hikers have died on this trail because they didn't bring enough water." We did two short hikes today out of the Falls View Campground (campground not yet open for the season, but the trails are) just south of Quilcene, Washington. The day was grey and somewhat spritzy, but the scenery is gorgeous.
The first hike was the Falls View Trail - level and accessible. The falls go about 100 feet down into the Big Quilcene River.
The next hike (the trailheads are right next to each other) drops down into the canyon to the river's edge. It's called (not surprisingly) the Falls View Canyon Trail.
We also met with some lovely flora, a spider, and a banana slug.
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| Have no idea what this flower looks like - this group was the first buds on the whole plant! |
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| Bleeding hearts |
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| That spider underneath the flowers photo-bombed - I didn't even know it was there until I uploaded the pictures! |
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| This slug wasn't actually on the trail - it was right next to the jeep at our campsite |
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