High Divide, Crossover & High Divide - Seven Lakes Basin Loop — Friday, Aug. 9, 2002

Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast

Left the trailhead at 10:15 am to do this trail as a long day hike. Proceeded clockwise through the low forest first before hitting Heart Lake. Lunched a couple of times on the ridge, which had excellent views of Mount Olympus and the Hoh valley, as well as north to the Strait. Some snow on the trail, but not an issue. Wildflowers were rather muted until after Bogachiel Peak, when they finally started to offer full colors. The sound of buzzing flies was with us on the whole divide, but nothing was biting. Our weary legs arrived back to the Hot Springs at 6:30pm.