I have walked every
major river valley in the Olympic National Park and this forest gave the greatest feeling of being alone. If Bigfoot was real, the Queets Valley is where he would live. Love the overwhelming feeling of wilderness being in this area. I imagine generations before, the Native Americans would send there young boys upriver to become men. They would come back to the village changed forever.
Enjoy the journey documented in photographs and video. I
used public transportation and my bicycle to get to and from the trailhead.
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| Queets River Trail |
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| Starting my adventure, after the bus dropped me off at Highway 101 with my bike. |
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| Andrews Field |
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| Non-native plants, left by the Andrews Homestead. |
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| Base Camp. |
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| The Queets dream |
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| Lots of creeks to ford |
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| Mountain Lion |
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| Largest Recorded Douglas Fir |
View video of trip:
My other hikes into the
Queets Rain Forest
Updated in 2025 by
Barefoot Jake