Cape Alava, Cape Alava Loop (Ozette Triangle) — Friday, Feb. 6, 2004

Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast

We parked at the trailhead around 12:30am (the usual time) and there was only one car in the lot (and it turns out that they were at Sandpoint!) We were on the trail by 1:00 with our headlamps blaring. The trail was in pretty good shape: we had to duck under one fallen tree, there was a broken bit in the boardwalk, and it was slick as ever. Hiking time was about an hour and a half. The campground was deserted (except for the deer of course). A couple other groups hiked in later and stayed Saturday night. The weather was incredible: full moon, clear skies, and the stars were amazing. We had just one little rain shower Sunday morning before we got up. Can't wait till next year...