Monday, July 17, 2023

Above the timberline along Grand Ridge in Olympic National Park




This undulating trail varies in elevation from 5,000-6,500 feet and is considered one of the most spectacular high alpine day hikes in the Olympic Mountains. Great views looking into the Olympic Mountains including the Grey Wolf River Valley, The Needles, and Grand Valley. To the north - Vancouver Island, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Mount Baker. 

In 2002 a swollen Dosewallips River and a road washout changed Olympic National Park

Since 2002, when the Dosewallips River washed out this Olympic National Park eastern entrance road, access to this area is a 7 mile longer w...