It's all in the perspective.
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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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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lwha River Trail is the northern half of the main north-south thoroughfare down the middle of the . It’s 27.7 miles long, begining at the and ending at the junction with the . With the southern North Fork trail, the Elwha forms the main north-south through-route in the Park Sites along the Elwha include Camp …
Note: Since 2017 and continuing into 2021, the road going to Whiskey Bend Trailhead has been washed-out. This means about 7 miles of walking on the road, to get to the trailhead. hiskey Bend Trailhead is an important starting point for both deep backcountry access into the , and for the very popular and day-hiking …
pper Lake Mills Trailhead is an unimposing pullout on the gravel , a one-lane montane ‘improved goat-trail’ that serves the important and nearby . The pullout serves the , or if it is full use Whiskey Bend at road’s end, and walk a couple of tenths mile back down. The trailhead is a little less …
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umes Ranch is an old mountain homestead along the in the . Many refer to the general environs and cultural-features complex, as ‘Humes Ranch’, although it’s only one part of it. The homestead dates to around 1900; the had first been entered & traversed by Westerners, less than a decade earlier (by the ). …
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eyser Valley along with , its best-known locale, form an area at the beginning of the that is popular for day-hiking and easy, laid-back weekend camp-outs. Most people who come here just call the whole area Humes Ranch. It’s a real valley, which much of the Elwha River ‘valley’ is decidely not. There was once …
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lwha River drains the central and interior , flowing to the north and emptying into the central . It’s a principle watershed on the , of far northwestern . The upstream portion of Elwha is entirely contained within ; it is an important developed tourist destination for the Park, and is a rewarding & diverse …
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lk Overlook is the first side-trail and first named attraction one comes to, only about 3/4 mile up the main from the , in the . The intended view is of the meadow, where sometimes folks see the local elk herd feeding or bedded down. It’s worth a lot of dry runs down the hill, …