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Hiking from Rialto Beach to Lake Ozette in Washington with Dave. Behind Dave is the famous hole in the wall at Rialto beach |
Feeling strong only 30 minutes into the hike |
Dave takes a break drinking some of the only fresh water on the trip |
Pat basking in the light of the sunset |
Beautiful sun-set as we setup camp |
I forgot the tent poles but we figured out how to string up the tent somehow |
We camped behind these logs to protect us from the log filled killer high tide |
Dave checking the map trying to figure out where we are and how far we have to go |
Second day packed up and ready to go with the last of our water |
We had to walk across slippery rocks many times. We always hiked at low tide |
Huge trees lined the beach |
A tree about to join the other logs on the beach |
We had to climb over a hill. We camped out while the tide came in and out |
A group of hikers braving the incoming high tide |
A view of the beach from high up |
Relaxing until the tide goes out |
Dave self portrait |
These trees were like some kind of amazing artwork |
Tide coming in forcing us to hike over larger rocks |
Sometimes we were forced to hike over the logs |
Dave ventured into the woods to find fresh water |
This rope made it much easier to hike down this hill |
The beach ahead. The silt from the water clogged my water filter so we were unable to filter our water |
The tide forcing us to climb over large rocks |
We got to see some interesting marine life in the water pools |
One of the rare sand beaches. It was a pleasure to walk on something smooth and soft |
These giant trees were amazing |
The patterns formed by the tide worn wood were like artwork to me |
We were forced to boil our water since we could no longer filter it |
Dave cooking his famous oatmeal for breakfast |
The final and third day we were pretty tired and sore. We took a lot of breaks |
The rain would start and stop the whole trip. We came prepared though |
Yet another hole in the wall |
More slimy rock with lots of sea life |
Lots of logs block our path ahead |
The beach was just large rocks which made it really hard to walk |
Time for a nice long break |
Some kind of hawk |
Lunch time. Dave was the cook |
The beautiful beach ahead. we wondered how were going to get over those rocks |
That is one HUGE tree |
climbing on moss rocks |
This part was very physically demanding |
Feet getting wet |
Time to climb thru this hole |
Birds lived in those holes |
This section was super rocky |
The easy way around was to walk thru the water |
Forget about waiting for low tide. We were close to the end and pushing hard |
This part involved a lot of rock climbing |
Its not good to have wet feet on long hikes. You get blisters |
Some major erosion |
More rocks. Ouch |
Im quite exhausted at this point and loving the flat sand to walk on |
There were some small streams to cross |
That hill in the distance is the end |
Time to venture into the woods |
The hike thru the rain forest was beautiful |
Sites like this were so surreal |
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