The fearless foursome from the Elwha trip went up to Hurricane Ridge to hike and take in the views. Joani and I had been up the road in June when construction was just starting. The road is now in much better shape and should be completely repaved by the end of September. The road work is truly magnificent and the Park Service and contractor (it appeared to be a Port Angeles company) should be praised for the excellent work.
Another note, Joani left her favorite vest up the Elwha trail on Wednesday. We drove to the Whiskey bend trail head on Thursday and found it on the trail head sign. Many thanks to the person or persons who found and returned it to the trail head!
Our hike on Hurricane Ridge took us to Sunrise point with great views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Victoria, PA, the Olympics etc. etc.. The hike (high ridge trail loop) is easy and well worth the effort. Excellent views of the old ski lift that went down the north face of Hurricane Ridge and which my wife had never seen nor known about. Lift appears in excellent shape despite being shut down for 25 or 30 years, maybe more.
Other than views we saw a deer and brown bear (back bear with a brown coat). The bear was close to the visitor center and attracted a large crowd, including a Park Ranger. The bear was unfazed by the people viewing her but I for one was glad to walk away from her area.
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