Over the long weekend Nick, Katie, Derek (Nick’s uncle), and I went backpacking along the Olympic Coast. This is part 1 of a 2-part series. See part 2 here.
Day 1 (Friday evening)
We took the ferry
the sun was setting all nice and pretty
there’s west seattle and mount rainier in the distance
Day 2 (Saturday’s hike)
Katie had to pick out a certain number of marshmallows to bring
the first couple miles were in the woods
proof of my existence
nick decided to climb a big rock
and then jump down
and then onward he hiked
we found some bull whip kelp, otherwise known as nereocystis which is greek for “mermaid’s bladder” so Derek naturally cut it open to play it as a trumpet
then katie had a turn
and we marched like this for a little while. Eventually katie got bored and discarded it
poor little guy
along the coast were land overpasses that involved climbing up some steep terrain. there were ropes to help a little
eventually we found a nice campsite to rest for the evening
and rest we did! this is wine, not a fruit smoothie
nick carved a whale from some driftwood
while katie drank wine too
and then nick joined in the festivities
wine in hand, we decided to explore the tidal pools that formed during low tide
we found all sorts of cool stuff
katie said, “look over there!”
so over there we went
then we had to gather some water back at the camp to make dinner
nick has a convenient gravity filter
here’s nick lighting his stove
and katie getting excited over spam
nick eating a MRE
while the sun set
so we walked back down to the beach to watch it
we were trying to look for the green flash but didn’t see it
it was still nice though
here’s a little summary of the trail we hiked
part 2 (Sunday and Monday) has been posted here along with a brief video of highlights from the trip
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