Olympic National Park

From Whistler, I headed south down to Olympic National Park, just west of Seattle. I had a few problems getting to the Olympic Peninsula as the ferries were booked solid until 6pm. But, I finally made it across. However, because of the late time of day and my exhaustion, I found a cheap motel in Sequim and stayed there for the night. When I woke on Monday morning, I decided to finally take care of a traffic ticket I got while crossing Kansas, so most of my morning was spend getting money orders and some document notarized and sent off to the DA in Kansas. I then ventured into Olympic National Park and spend the day exploring Elwah Valley. I hiked up to the Olympic Hot Springs and was reminded of my time in Yellowstone. The hot springs were amazing and definitely me the Perry standard for warmth...the hot springs were about 105 degrees. After spending several hours hiking through the forest around the hot springs, I visited Madison Falls, a 100 foot waterfall just a short hike off the road leading through Elwah Valley.

Instead of spending the night in the rain at a campsite, I made my way to Seattle to visit some old friends who had moved to Seattle about a year and half ago - Nick and Ingrid. We ventured out for a great dinner and then sampled some of the local beers at a one of the local pubs.