#27 Olympic National Park and Port Angeles

After staying in Poulsbo, we continued around the peninsula to Olympic National Park. Most of the Olympic Peninsula is taken up by Olympic National Park. It was a lot different than the other national parks we had been to so far.  There's one road that goes all the way around the park but its on the outside, not actually driving through.  It dips in occasionally. If you look at a map there are a ton of trails that go into the park but they are meant for backpacking. The trails are 50-100 miles and longer.

We did one small hike that was about two miles long. By the time we were done, we were soaked through because the fog was so heavy.

Along the north side of Olympic National Park is Lake Crescent, one of our favorite places we went to. The weather was overcast while we were visiting, but not too cold. Of course, Jordan had to go for a swim.

We stayed just outside of Olympic National Park a couple of days. One night in Port Angeles and one night along the beach so we went back up to Lake Crescent a few times. The first day there it was quite overcast. We went to Lake Crescent Lodge and they had canoes and kayaks you could rent and take out on the lake. There was also a dock to hang out on or jump off if you're Jordan. I think everyone at the lodge thought we were crazy. The weather made it seem much colder than it actually was. I didn't get in the water the first day, but we went back the next day. The weather had brightened up a bit and the water was actually quite warm. 

The water was also very clear! As we were driving around the park, we pulled over and there was a little bridge, again, for Jordan to jump off. The bridge was at a bend in the road so you couldn't see Jordan until you were right up on him. I was walking around a little ways away on the shore and Jordan called me over. As I'm walking up to him, and he is standing on the side of the bridge, and officer pulls up behind Jordan with his lights on. It was too quick for my brain to make a connection and say anything. And right as Jordan is jumping in the water the officer blips his siren. Too late! Jordan was in the water. I'm sure the officer thought Jordan did it on purpose. It was pretty funny. Jordan didn't get in trouble. The officer just asked him not jump any more since the cars couldn't see him until they were right up on us.  

Here is what a lot of the park looked like. Huge trees covered in moss. I loved it. Everything was green and wet.

Port Angeles was a pretty small town. While we were there it was very foggy and felt quite eerie. It was suprisingly active at night too. We've been noticing that about all these small towns we've been to. A ton of people seem to be walking around at night. I guess there isn't much to do.  We walked around town and went to the docks and watched the boats and listened to the fog horns. We also ran into some friendly raccoons! They lived in a big pile of rocks that was along the water. I got pretty close to them and was glad there was a fence between us.