Mineralized stream, follows the former shoreline of the former Lake Mills, now drained as part of the . Well out along this 2 mile trail is a small stream, in which everything the water flows over and splashes on, is heavily encrusted with lime.
Category Archives: Elwha River
Mineralized stream, Michael’s Cabin, Elwha River, Olympic Nat’l Park
is a preserved historic log cabin about 1.8 mi from the beginning of the , a major trail in . Near this cabin a small brook crosses the trail, and everything the water touches or splashes on is coated with (what looks like) lime.
Observation Point, Olympic Hotsprings Road, Olympic Nat’l Park old feature of old road - with a new future?
bservation Point is a small developed lookout above the now-drained of reservoir of the , along the on a jutting shoulder of . The road then turns and heads into the canyon. In former times, the hillside below the little lookout parking lot was cleared of trees growing up and blocking the view. But more …
Elwha Basin river crossing alternative stream-crossings are an underrated hazard
lwha Basin river crossing alternative describes a good way to avoid the standard crossing of the , near its headwater, usually as part of using the route between the high-country and the lowlands (and the official trail system). The Elwha, though small here, is steeper than it looks: the normal crossing-point is impossible in any …
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Cat Creek, Elwha River, Olympic Nat’l Park Elwha river tributary, Olympic Park
at Creek is a left-bank, western tributary of the middle , a drainage of the of the in the . There are no trails (or roads) into this watershed. Partial views into Cat-terrain can be had from the subalpine . Good glimpses of the lower & middle reaches of its cleft into the …
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Convulsion Canyon, Elwha River, Olympic Nat’l Park dramatic scene & events on the Elwha River
onvulsion Canyon is now an informal or ‘cultural’ name for a notable stretch or spot along the , in the . It is immediately upstream of the popular and day-use areas, and is the bottom end of the Elwha’s . The steel suspension cable is strung between the cliffs at this spot, allowing the hiker …
Rica Canyon, Elwha River, Olympic Nat’l Park the Elwha River between Hurricane Hill and Mt Fitzhenry
ica Canyon is cut by the through an elevated bedrock formation between the southwest base of on the river’s right bank, and east flank of on the left bank. It is incised mainly through sandstone and shale. It is crowded hard up against the steep convex base of Hurricane (which can be examined at ), …
Lake Mills, Elwha River, Olympic Nat’l Park the upper former Elwha River reservoir
ake Mills was a more popular and better recreational venue than the more readily-accessible lower reservoir on the (), even though it was farther & slower to get to. And Mills had more regulations and restrictions, because it was within , while the lower lake & dam were entirely outside the Park, and in legal …
Long Ridge Trail, Olympic Nat’l Park best view in interior Olympic National Park
ong Ridge Trail takes about 14 miles to ascend , from the . Dodger hosted the old Forest Service fire lookout, before this country was . Virtually the entirety of the interior valley is in view; along with eastern and southern peaks of the , and much of the to the west. Unlike most trails …
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Upper Lake Mills Trail, Olympic Nat’l Park to the base of Rica Canyon
pper Lake Mills Trail leads 0.4 mile from the small roadside to the banks of the , in the . The locale at the river coincides with the exit and termination of , which forms an impassable barrier to travel. It looks like it could be a surviving, partially unmodified fragment of an ancient mountain …
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