Olympic National Park, Washington: A Grand Discovery

Thanks to Stephen W Weiss for inspiring today's post on Outdoor Women's Alliance. I am including a snippet of my post here.

Discovery Through Roadtrips

Olympic National Park
photo credit here

Roadtrips are one of my favorite ways of discovering a new locale and seeing how well my skills in outdoor activities transfer to new terrain and climates. This is the tale of a roadtrip to the awe-inspiring west coast of Washington:

My first time to the west coast, and more particularly to WA, was on a midnight road trip. I was infamous within my little circle for leaving on spur-of-the-moment trips to some far off destination. This one was no exception. One close friend and one exchange student from Sweden joined me on this trip. There were no plans; I guess that's how we ended up, 14 hours later, in Olympic National Park. It was about 4am when we arrived & pitch black; I had no idea where I was. The only things I had seen of Washington at that point was what was included in the range of my headlights.

When I awoke the next morning, I honestly can't explain the feeling that came over me. The closest I can get is utter disbelief mingled with astonishment. I had driven to the most lush landscape I have ever laid eyes on...

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