Two Waterfalls and a Peak in Olympic NP

Sat 22Oct: The rain was short-lived, and we woke up to a fairly clear morning. First stop was at Lake Cresent, a clear glacially carved lake known for its clarity and turquoise colour, due to having very little nitrogen. Here we did a 3.2 km return walk through old growth forest (loving these forest) to the 90 ft Marymere Falls. After that we drove around the end of the lake and 3 miles down the other side of the lake, and did a hike up Pyramid Peak, where there is a World War II spotting tower with views over the lake. It was a steady climb up, and cloud was rolling in and out at the top. On the way down, the sun shining through the cloud mist and trees was pretty neat, although quite chilly also. Hike stats: 12.25 km, 2 hrs 27, elevation gain 784 m, highest altitude 997m. We then drove to the end of Sol Duc road, where there is a hot spring resort, which we might check out tomorrow, but today we just did the 2.4 km return walk to Sol Duc Falls, and sussed out a loop hike for tomorrow so we will stay here for the night. Steps D 28805 / V 27292Read more