[bobbi]

02.07.09 nov 23, 2007...dec 8, 2007...july 5, 2008...august 3, 2008...oct 25, 2008 i may have had my fill of hurricane ridge and snow because this morning i opted to check out the Elwha River trail. what a gorgeous day! sunny but still cold. no one on the trail until i was about 5 minutes to the end. my usual route, i headed to rica canyon, i skipped goblin's gate and headed down to krause bottom. the new sign posted that it's .1, end of the trail with a log blocking! i walked over it anyway and went to the river. what a mess again. the river sure is carving the banks away...

i saw lots of elk droppings more than i've seen before...i left krause bottom, and headed towards humes ranch with a slight detour to the old trail..the river is beautiful!

the restoration of humes ranch is complete. our friend, duck, did a great job! they even fixed up the creek bridge

then i noticed something i've never seen in all the times i've been to the ranch. a concrete foundation. hubby mark thinks its the old green house.

onward to michael's cabin..restoration done

looks like a couple of new kiosks are just about finished, too.

i'm glad i headed to the elwha. i practically had the trail to myself...the sun felt great as i was eating my snacks...so peaceful...

[Traildad]

Nice pics and a gorgeous day! I am jealous after spending the day doing yardwork

[bobbi]

shack....i'm jealous that you spotted the elk and all i got were poop! traildad...sorry you had to do yardwork. at least you were outside my house and yard are disasters as i spend my freetime either hiking or pretending to do house/yard work

[raising3hikers]

Thanks for the report. I hope to go to the Elwha River one of these days. I always enjoy reports from the Olympics

[Highwalker's Daughter]

Great pictures - looks like a nice place to spend a day.

[Canuck]

I love it there. Haven't been down there for something around 10 years now. I'm getting really jealous of all these trip reports from today with the great weather. The fog never lifted in Olympia today, it was gray & foggy & cold all day. We did manage, with a ton of side trails, to get about 2.5 miles out of Tolmie State park but all under gray skies...

[ScottM]

Just finished reading Beyond the Trails by Francis Caldwell (Christmas present). I had never realized that Herb and Lois Crisler had lived at Humes Ranch for as many years as they did. This is a fantastic read for anybody interested in Humes Ranch and this area of the Olympics. As always I am extremely envious at how much you are able to get out. Great shots.

[Hx]

If we would have kept going from the Ridge, about 6.1 miles further we could have caught up with you down in Elwah!

[Magellan]

Great stuff Bobbi, thanks!!

[tinman]

Looks like you had a beautiful day on the Elwha, Bobbi. I got to stay home and work but it was outside and good exercise. Tomorrow, I hike! Not sure yet, just see what I feel like when I get up.

[bobbi]

[bobbi]

[bobbi]

r2h.....your boys would love the elwha...especially sitting on the perch at goblin's gate (hopefully they aren't scared of heights and aren't squirrly)....never mind, it's too risky but here's a photo. great camping area

sorry canuck about the weather in olympia...it's overcast here today thanks all for the comments!

[Hikingqueen]

Lovely trip! I'd be up for anything in Olympic area on the next sunny day..

[Gabigabs]

Despite the mess it seems like a very nice area. Glad you got out and enjoyed the sunny day.