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cresent lake

March 14, 2014

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cresent lake chairs cresent lake water cresent lake jessica and dad

During our time on the peninsula we also visited Cresent Lake. On one really rainy day we did a hike around half of the lake. Side note: the Cresent Lake trail is one of the only trails in the Olympic National Park that allows dogs. The hike was pretty impressive but after a while of getting pretty wet in the rain it starts to seem a little less exciting. We hiked on a bit farther and it was a pretty good thing because we came across the most amazing bridge and the view from it was fantastic.

At the insistence of my dad we walked on and when we were even more wet and getting cold we turned back. But first we quickly ate our lunch before it got too soggy. We hiked back trying our best to avoid all the puddles that had formed and after a somewhat uncomfortable car ride we were back at our cozy cabin.

On our last day we drove by the lodge to see what it was like and found it all boarded up for the season. Luckily the weather wasn’t quite so bad (yet) that we got to see the pretty turquoise that Cresent Lake is known for. Then we started our long drive home. More on that soon…

salt creek recreational area

March 11, 2014

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While we were staying in the Olympic peninsula last month we spent the afternoon at the Salt Creek Recreational Area. There is an old World War II bunker located there that we wanted to see. We got pretty lucky too because the weather decided to be lovely! We took a short hike around the water and found a magical set of stairs that led down to some cliffs and the water. I was hoping to see some tide pools but the tide was pretty high so I just did my best to stay dry. Plus sometimes (maybe more than sometimes) the ocean scares me.

Anyhow we had lunch in the sun and said goodbye to Salt Creek and hello to our private cabin in the woods.

 

Cabin camping in the olympic peninsula

March 10, 2014

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olympic peninsula beach olympic peninsula beach 2 olympic peninsula campfire olympic peninsula outhouse
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While my dad was visiting last month I suggested we head out to the Olympic peninsula since it had been on our list since we moved out here but hadn’t made the trek yet. I let my dad pick our location and I think we were all pretty pleased. The cabin itself didn’t have the charm that the Cama beach cabins had but it did have a wood stove, a fire pit outside, and we had our own private beach. The cabin wasn’t right along the water but it was perched up on top of a bluff which made for good water viewing.

While at the cabin we wandered the beach looking for oddities oh which there were plenty but mostly in the form of seaweed. Walker and I collected a handful each of tiny round rocks to take the place of marbles in the Chinese checkers game in the cabin. We were also there over Valentine’s weekend so I sent both Walker and my dad on scavenger hunt around the cabin. That was pretty funny.

We enjoyed fires inside and an outside fire by day in the rain with the sun shining which was a bit odd. We were also lucky enough to get a full moon on clear night. We explored the beach by moonlight, which I found to be a bit more ominous than by day. Walker talked me into walking to the end of a the rock barrier and when were we splashed by a wave at the end I was pretty much done with that. But I suppose I was glad I did it anyhow.

More adventures from this trip coming this week…