[protrails]

Pics from Happy Ridge / Happy Lake. In short, I've basically hiked all the recently opened Olympic Hot Springs stuff. So beautiful and really cool to see how Elwha connects with Sol Duc and beyond. Anyhow- some nice ones here: http://www.protrails.com/gallery/653/washington/olympic-national-park-olympic-national-forest/Happy%20Lake%20-%20Happy%20Ridge%20Trail Dave

[cgraf]

I did the Boulder Lake - Happy Lake loop in early September going on a decade ago and it was breathtakingly beautiful. Your pictures plant a seed that this is an area I need to revisit.

[protrails]

It's funny - I had done Boulder Lake a week or so before Happy Lake. When I got to the split this time at Happy Lake (after I visited the lake) I seriously considered doing the loop. I had plenty of water and knew the route - I just didn't feel like walking the road for 1.5 miles! But I will go back and complete the loop. One the way up, I was like, "well this sucks"...but once I got to Happy Lake Ridge, the world changes and it is awesome. I also enjoyed Happy Lake - a nice flat area to chill. Enjoy the summer!