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Eeyore
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Eeyore
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 Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:33 am |
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My wife dropped me off at the road closure on the Elwha Monday, leaving an 8 mile roadwalk to the beginning of the Boulder Creek trail. Spent a night at the hot springs, a second night at Appleton Pass and two nights at the Olympus Guard Station on the Hoh. It was a wonderful trip, although it would have been nicer if it had been 10 degrees cooler. My writeup and pictures can be found at https://aclayjar.net/2018/08/from-the-elwha-to-the-hoh/
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bobbi
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Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:35 pm |
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whoa! what an adventure!
I've done most of your route at different times, only difference is I've only been to Appleton Pass/Oyster Lake via the Sol Duc (unlike you coming from the Elwha)
anyway! I enjoyed your trip report and still freaking at the thought of all those frogs 
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"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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RAW-dad
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Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:52 am |
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Nice trip. The Hoh can be very crowded, but not always. I did a solo two-nighter to Lewis Meadow in March of one year and except for the first/last quarter mile saw no one!
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Eeyore
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Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:18 am |
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| bobbi wrote: | | I've done most of your route at different times, only difference is I've only been to Appleton Pass/Oyster Lake via the Sol Duc |
I've made the ascent both ways. From the Sol Duc is easier, but less scenic. I usually come up from Boulder Creek because it is closer to home, although with the Elwha washout, it is much longer.
| bobbi wrote: | | I enjoyed your trip report and still freaking at the thought of all those frogs |
It reminded me of the 70's movie "The Frogs", except they were only dime sized. But it was definitely a new experience for me. I have no idea what brought them all together in that spot, unless they were newly metamorphosed and had just not dispersed yet.
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Eeyore
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Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:21 am |
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| RAW-dad wrote: | | Nice trip. The Hoh can be very crowded, but not always. I did a solo two-nighter to Lewis Meadow in March of one year and except for the first/last quarter mile saw no one! |
Yeah, time of year can make all the difference. I was there in August in the midst of a heat wave. There was almost always someone in sight for the couple of miles closest to the trailhead.
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