Snozberry

So, Jenny and I decided where we're going to go hiking/camping. We're off to the Sol Duc Hot Springs in Washington state's Olympic National Park. Actually, the hot springs are only at the trailhead lodge - we're hiking a 19 mile loop that starts there. We're going in on the Lover's Lane trail (along a river) and then up to the High Divide trail (along a ridge that overlooks Mount Olympia) and back down to Lover's Lane via the Deer Lake trail.

Here's one account of the first stretch of trail. Also, you can read about the trail conditions on this National Park Service site.

I've already got some topos of the area we'll be hiking in (thank you USGS) from a cool printing service at our local REI and some road maps from AAA. When we get to Sol Duc, we'll purchase a couple additional topos complete with campsite markings (ours just have the trails). The trip's schedule has been outlined and now we're on to planning things down to the hour (ferry schedules). Tomorrow we'll start thinking about what to put on the menu! This trip is going to be great! I can't wait!