Mount Mueller Trail, US Forest Service, Olympic Peninsula

ount Mueller Trail is a project just outside , near the west end of along the main . The trail is a loop from its .  The main attraction is a high, sharp, forested ridge (with itself about midway).  The other side of the loop runs along the valley floor of the , a few …

Happy Lake Ridge Trailhead, Olympic Nat’l Park a well-made pullout, hidden in glare of famous neighbor

appy Lake Ridge Trailhead is a roomy pullout along the upper .  It’s a shy mile beyond the lookout, and a couple miles before the end of the road at .  It is at 1,700′, up the northern side of canyon some 650′. Traffic is usually light; the main useage being folks using the trailhead …

Aurora Ridge Trail, Olympic Nat’l Park near-in backcountry, some safe route-finding, sedate splendor, light usage

urora Ridge Trail runs 16 miles along Aurora Ridge, which borders the south side of Lake Crescent, in the northwest of Olympic National Park.  Its  is on the Sol Duc Hot Springs Road.  The trail climbs the west end of the ridge gradually, eventually gaining 3,000 feet, before ending in the east – still in …