From the parking lot to Elkhorn Camp, round trip a little over 5 miles. A landslide took out the main road several years ago, so the path in starts wide and easy. Even at Elkhorn, it is still 2 more miles to get to the Olympic Park boundary.
I sat on a log and felt the vibration of the river, pounding the bank beneath me as it rushed to the sea. It was the anniversary of my little brother’s death – already 14 years ago. A reminder that life goes on. The memories now make me smile.
We live in a beautiful world.
Dosewallips River_Olympic Mountains
White Trillium (Trillium ovatum) with bug
Trillium (Trillium ovatum)
Mossy roots to the river
Fiddlehead ferns unfurling
Path through dappled sunlight
Pacific Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa)