Our first Yoh! hike was a success! The five of us (Sara, Brenda, Clarissa, Pam & I) met up this morning at 8am in Olympia and drove out to the Big Creek Trail about 9 miles west of Hoodsport. The rain was pouring all night & this morning as I drove to Olympia. I was expecting & had dressed for a monsoon, but luck prevailed. As soon as we reached Hoodsport the sun came out to greet us and followed us all the way to the trail. We didn't get rained on once during our approx 3.5 hour hike.
The trail was very well maintained. We crossed so many bridges & water falls that we lost count. The fall foliage was out in force and the area was just beautiful. The trail is rated as easy to moderate, but that appeared more based on the condition of the trail than the actual hike. Because after about the first mile all we did was go up, and up, and up. At one point I seriously didn't think I'd make it to the top. But I'm happy to report that we all prevailed. What a wonderful way to spend our Saturday morning! Thanks everyone for coming & making this first Yoh! hike so much fun!
The next hike is tentatively set for Saturday, November 19th so mark your calendars!
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| Here we are all fresh & excited at the start and the sun is shining! I think Sara must have seen a squirrel! |
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| The first of many bridges along the trail. |
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| We took a little break. This was taken during that really long uphill climb. You can see my face is so red. |
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| Bridge over Branch Creek. |
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| There is Pam to the right. |
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| This is the bridge over Big Creek. |
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| I loved the beautiful yellow leaves in the background. |
