Our second day we decided to get out of town and head up to Olympic National Park. The day before we had stumbled on a great outdoor and ski store and bought a hiking guide to the area. "Whitey", a nice young blonde dreadlocked man at the store, spent time talking us through some good spots and warning us that it was the very beginning of the season so some things might not be open. Good words of advice since our first hike was closed.
We ended up at Lake Cushman and did the Big Creek Loop Trail. It was fantastic! Not too long (4.6 miles) and just the right amount of strenuous climb to make me lightly sweat (1200 ft over 1.5 miles), but not so much that I had to rest.
Great waterfalls and wildflowers.
We also found trolls under one of the many bridges! Luckily we didn't "trip, trap, trip trap" across the bridge too loudly. No one was eaten.
We took the girls out to dinner at Darby's. The place is an Olympia icon. The waiter was the best... as was the food.
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