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A Loop of Washington’s National Parks | Olympic National Park

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2025-08-29
Post category:2025 Washington
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Fresh off our overnight backpack out to the Olympic Coast we still had plenty of time in the day. The forecast was for clear-ish skies atop Hurricane Ridge so we left the low elevations of the coastal region and headed to the other end of the extremes found at Olympic National Park, the mountains. It was in the low 50’s when we arrived atop Hurricane Ridge, and just clear enough to offer a few glimpses of the impressive Olympic mountains between passing low cloud banks.

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Tuna Run, 2019

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2019-08-23
Post category:Coast Truck Camping
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August has come around again, and with it the necessary trip to the coast to restock the freezer with tuna. This year hasn’t been quite as hot or smoky as the past couple years but nevertheless this trip always serves as a quick getaway to a change of weather and scenery mid summer.

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Dog Days, 2018

Post author:Occidental
Post published:2018-08-29
Post category:Coast Fishing Truck Camping
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Labor Day is approaching and the long hot smoky days of summer draw are drawing to a close. Fire season necessitates sticking close to home over the summer but there have been some chances to escape to a nearby lake or two, and even a couple of days on the coast. Here’s a couple of shots from the last month or two of adventures.

Paulina Lake never disappoints with its blue water and beautiful sunsets. The kokanee are pretty tasty too.

Before fires completely filled the sky with smoke later in August we were treated to a few nice color filled sunsets, including this one spotted on the way back from an evening trip to Paulina.

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