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| Leapfrogging birds in front of Mount Olympus |
Sheri, Suzan, and I took hiked the High Divide/7 Lakes Basin Loop, beginning and ending at the Sol Duc Trailhead in the Olympic National Park (19 miles). Lovely trail, great views, perfect weather.
Day 1: Sol Duc Trailhead to Lunch Lake in the Seven Lakes Basin. Camped above Lunch Lake, overlooking Clear Lake. We had what we're pretty sure was a black bear snuffling around our tents in the middle of the night. Other than that, great campsite.
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| Sol Duc Falls |
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| Deer Lake |
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| Closing in on Lunch Lake |
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| Round Lake and Lunch Lake |
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| Clear Lake from our campsite |
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| Lunch Lake |
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| Trail around the pass |
Day 2: Took in the views from Bogachiel Peak and then took a side trip to Hoh Lake for a quick swim. Saw three bears along the way. Back to the High Divide trail, we hiked along the divide for a few miles with nearly constant, fabulous views of Mount Olympus before dropping down to our campsite at Sol Duc Park, about a mile past Heart Lake.
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| Seven Lakes Basin |
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| View from Bogachiel Peak |
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| Heart Lake |
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| Hoh River Valley |
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| Mount Olympus |
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| Heart Lake |
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| Sol Duc Park - view from our campsite |
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| Beautiful old growth forest on the hike out |
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