From Ellwha Campground, we drove to the Olympic Hot Springs trailhead. The trail was 5 miles round trip with a gentle climb up 300ft or so. We passed several small cascades on the way to the hot springs.
I went off the trail below the bridge upriver a short distance. Casey on the bridge.
One of several hot springs. The largest was the size of a large hot tub; the temperature varied from the mid-90s to 105 degrees F. These pools are known to have high levels of fecal coliform so we only soaked our feet in one of them.
The view from the Bainbridge-Seattle ferry across the sound. Mt. Rainier looms in the background as a sailboat sails by.
Today, we left Casey's and headed east to Bridal Veil Falls on Hwy 2. The sun was in the wrong place in the sky for decent pictures. I still captured a decent representation of the falls.
We left the falls mid-afternoon and continued east on Hwy 2 toward I-97 South to back to I-90 east. Finally, after a ton of traffic on two-lane highways and a bike race, we hit up I-90 and made it to the high desert. We drove past a beautiful lake that I wanted to fish in, then realized my beloved fishing rod that Grandpa gave me was at Casey's house in Seattle. I pondered my options for getting the rod home to Missouri in a timely fashion (so that I can show the bass what's up) and came up with nothing - so we turned around. Now, again, I write from Casey's. This is the view of dusk from her apartment.
Tomorrow, this time for real, we are leaving for Yellowstone National Park, where I had better see bears. Must. See. Bears.
Signing off for the night...
TIHA
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