This trip has a special place in my heart and I would defiantly say it was a spiritual experience. With harshness such as dehydration (the first two days), sore feet (to much weight in pack), bugs and longest I have ever spent alone. It was also the farthest I've ever walked in one trip and of coarse did it all in minimalist footwear.
I have already covered over my story. Looking back at the photography, I thought it would be a shame not to share it all. Having down time this winter, I decided to edit them all (try not to get overloaded). They will all also have captions to kinda explain where I am. Enjoy!
Day 4:
Updated in 2025 by Barefoot Jake
I have already covered over my story. Looking back at the photography, I thought it would be a shame not to share it all. Having down time this winter, I decided to edit them all (try not to get overloaded). They will all also have captions to kinda explain where I am. Enjoy!
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| My first views (day 1) |
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| Approaching Maiden Peak (day 1) |
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| Mt. Johnson & Clark from Obstruction (day 1) |
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| Treksports with Mt. Olympus behind (day 1) |
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| Walking across Obstruction (day 1) |
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| Grand Valley on the right from Obstruction (day 1) |
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| toward Hurricane Ridge with the Strait on the right (day 1) |
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| Lots of Rock on Obstruction (day 1) |
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| Lillian Ridge with Mt. Olympus behind (day 1) |
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| Elk Mountain (day 1) |
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| Like walking on the Moon (day 1) |
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| First water in 5 hours (day 1) |
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| Moose Lake Ranger Station (day 1) |
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| Wildflowers in Grand Valley (day 1) |
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| Me headed to Grand Pass (day 1) |
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| Ascending Grand Pass (day 1) |
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| Little Snow on Grand Pass (day 1) |
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| More Snow approaching Grand Pass (day 1) |
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| Mountain Goats toward Grand Peak (day 1) |
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| What's left of the Lillian Glacier (day 1) |
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| Bivy Camp on Grand Peak with Cameron Basin behind (day 1) |
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| Cameron Basin's left to right (day 1) |
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| Sun drops behind the Olympics from Grand Peak (day 1) |
Day 2:
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| Sun is up. Time to drop down toward the Cameron (day 2) |
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| Lower Cameron (day 2) |
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| Lower Cameron Creek (day 2) |
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| Snow Cave in Cameron Creek (day 2) |
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| Off Cameron Pass in Lost Basin (day 1) |
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| down to Lost Basin guarded by that Peak (day 1) |
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| Lost Peak (day 2) |
Day 3:
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| Dose Basin (day 3) |
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| Lonely tree in Dose Basin (day 3) |
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| Up that Snow Field is Hayden Pass (day 3) |
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| facing Sentinel Peak (day 3) |
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| back toward Lost Peak (day 3) |
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| up Hayden facing Sentinel Peak (day 3) |
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| Sentinel Peak. I ascended up this Snow Field (day 3) |
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| Hayden Pass 5,847' from nowhere (day 3) |
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| Wildflowers & Sentinels Sisters (day 3) |
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| more Wildflowers (day 3) |
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| Wildflowers, Sentinels Sisters and Mt. Anderson with Eel Glacier (day 3) |
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| facing Mt. Olympus down to the Hayes & Elwha Valley's (day 3) |
Day 4:
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| Lake Mary with Mt. Seattle peaking (day 4) |
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| a glowing Lake Mary (day 4) |
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| Lake Margaret with Mt. Seattle behind (day 4) |
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| Martins Park Primitive Trail (day 4) |
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| Climbing up the 'Trail' (day 4) |
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| Small falls in cavern (day 4) |
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| Basin below Mt. Christie (day 4) |
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| must Ford Christie Creek (day 4) |
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| Mt. Christie showing a peak (day 4) |
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| Falls off Mt. Christie (day 4) |
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| showing more of Mt. Christie (day 4) |
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| Martins Lake with Mt. Christie (day 4) |
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| Martins Lake with Mt. Seattle, Noyes and Queets (day 4) |
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| Me from Martins. Christie behind me. Basin below pictured above (day 4) |
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| down angle from Martins Lake (day 4) |
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| Martins Lake (day 4) |
Day 5:
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| Intersection to Skyline Primitive Trail (day 5) |
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| One of the Fall off Mt. Seattle (day 5) |
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| Field of Wildflowers leaving the Low Divide (day 5) |
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| '16 Mile Ford' of the Quinault (day 5) |
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| One of the 1,000's of Streams I crossed on my Journey (day 5) |
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| 67 miles in the books. Reached Quinault and Hitched to PA (day 5) |
I hope you enjoyed the photography.
Featured Footwear - Vibram Fivefingers
All photography with the Gopro Hero.
Read these Hiking Guides to the Olympic National Park!
Featured Footwear - Vibram Fivefingers
All photography with the Gopro Hero.
Read these Hiking Guides to the Olympic National Park!
Updated in 2025 by Barefoot Jake