So anyway, when we arrived at the Elwha Dam RV Park, we just set up and went to bed. The next day, we went to the Hoh Rainforest! It's a part of Olympic National Park, which we spent a lot of time in. When we were there, it was extremely dry from the lack of rain in Washington. Hence my title. We hiked the Hall of Mosses trail, a beautiful trail with giant trees and huge curtains of moss. It was a pretty easy hike, with amazing scenery. After that we went to the Spruce Trail which was awesome, with incredibly tall trees and even more moss! It was a slightly harder hike, with lots of elevation gain.
The next day we swam in the mouth of the Elwha River. The water was very refreshing. Afterward, we went to Granny's Ice Cream for milkshakes. See Bella's post for more info.
The next day, we met some kids at the campground. Their names were Jesse, Jake, Felton, and Tristan. We all had a Nerf war except Bella and Tristan. For dinner, we went to the Kokopelli Grill. I had a pretty good burger and fries. The next day we didn't really do much until evening, when we walked over to the Elwha Dam Center to learn about the Elwha Dam, and then went for a walk/hike on a nearby trail. We had delicious beef stew for dinner!
The next day we did the Madison Falls trail and were actually able to go down right to the base of it. No one else was there so it was awesome. We also drove to the old Gline's Canyon Dam site and walked on it.
The next day, we went back to the Olympic National Park and hiked the Marymere Falls trail! It was a nice trail, and at the end was a beautiful waterfall. In the beginning, it was an easy hike, but at the end, there were a TON of steps. Worth it though!
Next post I'll tell you about what we did on our second week!
Signing off,
Gavin
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