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01/15 - Dungeness Highlands

This isn't one of our most ambitious hikes. It's just heading south from the Dungeness Spit parking lot along the water and then cutting inland. It offers great views of the Strait of San Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains. This time, everything was fog enhanced. The sky was a spectacular gray and the mountains blurred in the distance. It was an easy enough walk but very rewarding.

The Olympic Mountains


The misty trail

The thicket



Gray sky and mountain view
















Keywords: dungeness spit

01/12 - Little River Trail

With all the rain this winter we decided to head up the Little River Trail where we were rewarded with a little river in full spate and a misty forest trail. Here and there we were slowed by windfall, but the trail was easy going. Once in the national park proper, we descended to the roaring river and mystical forest.

Descending to the river





Entering the misty forest

A little waterfall across the river

Windfall



Down by the river




Fungus?


Walls of the river valley

More mist on our way back





Keywords: little river, waterfall, winter

01/10 - Find Me A Primitive Trail

The usual route to Dungeness Spit from the parking lot is pretty enough, but we prefer the slightly longer but even prettier Primitive Trail. If nothing else, it has better slime molds.

















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