Traveling the Coast, followed by ascent and descent of Olympus and going over the Divide was one of the best routes of my life. I decided to take a few days off to mentally digest all that I saw and experienced. In doing so, I would also be avoiding the 4th of July backpacking crowds in the Park.
Right after the 4th, I got word that mountain goats were hanging out in the hills above Port Angeles. This would be a perfect chance to capture one on camera - my first of the year. So I headed up and stayed at a place often frequented in the springs of years past.
Editor's Note: Article part of an extended trek in the Olympic Mountains.
Part of the 'Walking through the Seasons' Trail Series
Updated by Barefoot Jake in July 2015
Right after the 4th, I got word that mountain goats were hanging out in the hills above Port Angeles. This would be a perfect chance to capture one on camera - my first of the year. So I headed up and stayed at a place often frequented in the springs of years past.
Editor's Note: Article part of an extended trek in the Olympic Mountains.
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| View from camp. Mount Olympus peeks over Stephen Basin, Bailey Range. |
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| Enjoying dinner. Evening entertainment watching cruise ships pass by from Seattle. |
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| View into the interior of the Park from the High Ridge Camp. |
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| Purple Mountain Saxifrage |
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| The sun goes down. |
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| Sunset over the shoulder of Mount Angeles. |
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| Port Angeles and Victoria. |
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| Found the goats or did they find me? From here, I headed back down for resupply and to prepare for the next leg of the journey. |
Part of the 'Walking through the Seasons' Trail Series
Updated by Barefoot Jake in July 2015