Port Angeles, Washington and Olympic National Park

Our next stop was this cool lake house right on Lake Sutherland. The water was very cold, but that didn't stop us from jumping in! Gorgeous sunsets and a great location for the next leg of our trip.

Hikes

Mount Storm King-This hike definitely made our top 10 list of coolest hikes. This hike was over 2000 feet elevation gain and a steep incline the entire way. It finished with a scramble to the top and a rope to help get yourself up to the summit. Only 2 of the 4 of us did the final leg of the hike. Thankfully the boys took lots of pictures. My fear of heights would not have allowed me to complete this last leg of the hike. 

Marymere Falls-A short hike with a bit of stairs at the end, leads to this beutiful waterfall. We added this on our Mount Storm King hike since it is on the same trailhead.

Hurricane Ridge-This hike was a paved path and steady incline all the way. It was pretty cloudy for us on top, but a clear day would be spectacular. We saw a black bear in the valley on our hike and then we saw another black bear much closer when leaving the parking lot. The wild flowers were just starting to pop too!

Sol Duc Falls-Short easy hike, about 2 miles. This hike was our wettest of all. It was raining pretty hard so the trail was muddy. 

Salmon Cascades-Short stop to a view point of the salmon cascades. No salmon today, but I'm sure it would be cool to see in the fall when the salmon swim upstream!

Devil's Punchbowl-Easy 3 mile hike to this perfect spot to jump in! We did not partake today, due to not being able to check into or next rental spot for a few more hours so we were not prepared to take the cold plunge. We did get to see some people jumping in off the bridge into Devils Punchbowl, it looked really cold. I bet this is a popular spot when the temperatures start rising. Travis is also pointing to the top of Mount Storm King, which we hiked the day before. At least this is where he thinks it was! The tunnel was fun to walk through as well. This path is part of a bicycle trail that goes around Lake La Crescent. Nice trail to check out if you have your bicycles.