Trip to the ONP June 20

It was a slow start Sunday...but we had a hearty breakfast...we either had bull's eye eggs, a breakfast sandwich or just eggs with toast and ham!  All very yummy.  We packed the cooler for a picnic later and decided to head to Ruby Beach first thing!  A quick stop at the Forks Thriftway to pick up some supplies and we were on our way!  The tide was low...and the sun was out (when we left the cabin it was raining).  So...we all went down to do some exploring.  We were fortunate to see lots of wildlife...take lots of great pics and see the ocean in the SUN and slightly blue skies!

We left to head to Hoh Rainforest...we stopped at the Hard Rain Cafe to eat our lunch at a picnic table...and then we headed on into the park to hike.  We did the Spruce Trail and the Hall of Mosses Trail...lots to see, still no rain in the forest.  I have hiked there three times now...and no actual rain!  Anyway it was brilliant with many shades of green!  Tons of pictures.  We walked to the river to see if we could see some elk...no luck.  But, as we left the park, one was grazing just to the right of the road.  We stopped at the Hard Rain Cafe for ice cream and then the Traders store just up the way for some outdoor clothing and so forth.  I ended up with a t-shirt, a map, and stories of the area...I found it fascinating!

We got back to the cabin and packed up the food for the evening.  We had hotdogs and Liz's cheesy potatoes on the menu for the evening.  We got to the beach just as it started to sprinkle...but it stopped about as soon as it started.  Lynn and Eric made the fire...and Tim and Liz headed off to see if they could find more river otters!  I laid out the apples, cheese and crackers for snacking while the food cooked.  Dinner was YUMMY...of course there was much silliness by the fire.  The other thing we noticed was that someone had set a fire too close to the bigger logs and caused quite the fire...it looked like it had gotten out of control!  EEK, I think it could have been much worse.

We returned to the cabin, tired and ready to bed but not quite willing to call it an evening...we sat and talked awhile.  It was a great day with friends!