Lake Quinalt sits in a glacial carved valley within the rainforest. We are on the south shore; the north shore is part of the Olympic National Park. The southern forest is much more accessible for photography with heavy hanging moss and beautifully covered maples, firs, cedar, hemlock and spruce.
Below is an example of a “nursery tree” where a dead log or stump acts as a nursery for a new tree, the wood providing a source of water during the dry season.
My birthday hike today takes us to Irely Lake. The trail is rugged and muddy with a questionable footbridge across the creek!
Our visit to the Olympic NP ends with a colorful sunset and a birthday dinner at Salmon House, all take-out these days but delicious pepper jelly blackened salmon and blackberry pie.
