Royal Basin

I headed out to the Olympics today- my legs needed a chance to stretch. Well, 14 miles will do that. Royal Basin is a beautiful hike, and the lake basin, despite being frozen, was gorgeous. However, I'd have to say this trail is done for the year. You can make it to the meadows/campgrounds at 6.3 miles in, but beyond that there's numerous long patches of solid ice on the trail that make traversing very difficult- I'm not sure how I managed to not fall. And let's face it, if you're coming here, it's probably with the goal of making it to the lake, not the campgrounds.