{"id":2199,"date":"2018-12-02T02:10:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T02:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.10.205\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2018-12-03T17:24:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T17:24:55","slug":"olympic-national-park-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sswcmw.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/02\/olympic-national-park-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic National Park, part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend we ventured across the Puget Sound to check out Olympic National Park. \u00a0The park covers a lot of ground and with limited daylight, we allowed ourselves 2 days to sightsee. \u00a0Saturday, we got up at the crack of dawn to head to the ferry terminal to start our trip. \u00a0We got on the first ferry so that we didn\u2019t waste any daylight. Our first stop was the Hoh Rainforest.<\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest <\/strong><\/p>\n

It was extremely wet but it wasn\u2019t actively raining while we were there. \u00a0We chose one of the medium length trails to hike. \u00a0Before we started the hike we checked out the visitors center. \u00a0They had a notice inside that elk had recently charged visitors. \u00a0I didn\u2019t want to get charged, but I really wanted to see some elk. \u00a0That didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n

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Everything was super green and covered in moss. \u00a0Some of the trees had some pretty fascinating root structures. \u00a0A lot of them were really big and super smooth.<\/p>\n

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Our next stop was Rialto Beach.<\/p>\n

Rialto Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a beautiful beach. \u00a0There were lots of sea stacks and driftwood. \u00a0The beach was made of rock instead of sand. \u00a0The size of the rocks got smaller the closer to the water you got.<\/p>\n

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After leaving the beach, we were headed to Cape Flattery, the northwestern-most point in the contiguous US. \u00a0On the way, we got to drive along the Strait of Juan de Fuca which is a divider between the US and Canada. \u00a0There were lots of scenic viewpoints but the one we stopped at was called shipwreck point. \u00a0The land across the water is Canada.<\/p>\n

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We also spotted a waterfall on the way. \u00a0There was no signage or anything for it, so not sure if it had a name.<\/p>\n

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Cape Flattery<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hike out to the point was about 1.5 miles round trip. \u00a0There were 3 overlooks in total. \u00a0Each one of them offered a different but equally awesome view.<\/p>\n

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We were so close to Canada, that our phones said we were roaming in Canada!<\/p>\n

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One of the rocks was full of sea lions.<\/p>\n

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We also saw a couple of bald eagles.<\/p>\n

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This is the point!<\/p>\n

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As the sun went down, we headed to our stop for the night. \u00a0We will get up nice and early on Sunday to explore some more of the park.<\/p>\n

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This weekend we ventured across the Puget Sound to check out Olympic National Park. \u00a0The park covers a lot of ground and with limited daylight, we allowed ourselves 2 days to sightsee. \u00a0Saturday, we got up at the crack of dawn to head to the ferry terminal to start our trip. \u00a0We got on the first ferry so that we…<\/p>\n

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