Last holiday without Simon

We spent part of Week 36 out in the Olympic mountains with Chris & Sarah. The Hoh rain forest is about a 4 1 /2 hour drive from Seattle and we did a short hike through the Hall of Moss. Oddly enough, we had a beautiful sunny day so it was not quite as wet as we anticipated. The massive trees I'm standing in front of was the norm and overall I'd say the forest is spectacular. The sunny picture of Jason and I is in front of Lake Crescent, what a beautiful area! There is a nice lodge here we hope to stay at some time in the future.

We stayed in a quaint little bed and breakfast outside of Forks, Washington and checked out the beach on Sunday. We had a great hike to the beach through the rain forest (about 2.5 miles roundtrip, mostly flat) and on this day it was rainy and wet. After hiking through the green, the beach was beautiful, foggy and isolated. We managed to reach the sand as the tide was coming in.

Sitting in the car for so long was a bit rough, but seeing all the leaves turn out here and having one last adventure was worth it. We'll definately be back for a good camping trip out in the area.