Olympic National Park Washington. Today was a beautiful sunny day as we headed from our hotel on the beach to the Lodge on the lake. We are staying in the Lake Quinault Lodge, which as you guessed it on Lake Quinault. The lake is actually owned by the Quinault Indian Reservation who charge a fee to fish in the lake above the fishing license cost. The Indian Reservation is shut down so you are not allowed to fish on the lake. This really bummed Kevin out. However, you can head up the road and go to their casino. Go figureWe met up with Phil, Gale, Barry and Margaret at the lodge. Phil and Gale are staying at a RV site just up the road and the rest of us at the lodge. We all went for a little sightseeing around the lake. We stopped at the Worlds Largest Sitka Spruce (nothing like the Worlds Largest frying pan in Iowa). It was a massive tree and estimated to be about 1000 years old. We also stopped at 2 waterfalls. The area can get up to 180 inches of rain creating incredible rainforests. It was so spectacular to see the waterfalls running through
those ferns and moss. It did not think it was possible for anyone to take more pictures than I do but I believe Phil might out do me on this trip. I knew Margaret as a young girl and then she married Barry and moved away from our home town. We did not really talk much through the years so planning this bike trip with her has been wonderful. Getting to know her and Barry better is really a highlight of my trip. Kevin and I did take a hike along the lake after dinner and it was good to stretch our legs and see more of this beautiful lake. Tomorrow all six of us are going to see the beaches, rainforests, and mountains of Olympic National Park.
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