14.09 Hike to Lake Angeles 14.10 Switchback route to Hurricane Visitors' Centre, Olympic National Park.
Into the valley they rode...getting a bit carried away, wrong poem. Heading into the mist as we gain altitude, snow-capped peaks in background. Contrast of clear and cloud after we lost sunshine. Clouds moving across quickly. On our third full day in the Park, we hiked 2,500 feet through a forest, almost eight miles roundtrip, and found Lake Angeles enveloped in mist. Had we been in Los Angeles, we might have used the words fog and smog instead. What a pity. We believe the lake has a small island in the middle, is surrounded by towering walls on three sides with glaciers and a waterfall. We were expecting to be confronted with an incredible sight. These things happen but we still enjoyed the hike of an unrelenting climb and the jog, for much of the way, down. Editor makes room for enemy...um...goats to pass. Struggling to get a firm grip on steep slope. Three families ( two about to arrive) blocking our way. The tilted head of the 'baby' makes us smile....