We made it about 10 miles up the river to a place called Pyrites Creek, where we set up our camp on a nice beach and settled in for the night. Sandy is quite a trooper! Its fun to hike with her because the chatter is always fun and she doesn't seem to mind that I stop frequently to check things out. The Quinault rain forest is really something to see.
Sunday morning we got up and hiked the remaining 3.5 miles to Enchanted Valley, where we met up with the ranger that lives there periodically through the summer. What a job that must be! There were a few people here and there, but no overwhelming crowds of honyockers.
After lounging around, eating lunch and napping in a meadow, we hiked back to camp, we decided to pack up and walk a bit to get us closer to the trailhead for Monday. We ended up hiking about 6 miles and found a campsite on the river just as it was getting dark. We slept really well, but woke up to rain Monday morning.
After an easy 4 miles or so out on Monday morning, we stopped for lunch and headed home. A good weekend for sure!
a good weekend for sure! ialt
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