Murhut Falls — Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

After hiking to Ranger Hole we drove to the Murhut Falls TH. The Duckabush Road from the Ranger Hole TH has many, many potholes which are impossible to avoid. However, if you drive slowly you can miss a few but not many! :)! There was light snow in some sections of the trail, but traction devices were not needed. The snow on the trees added beauty to the area. We met one gentleman and his dog returning to the TH as we were nearing the falls. Before returning to the CG, we drove through Brinnon to see if we could find the elk. There were 50 plus elk in the flats of Hood Canal at low tide across from the Dosewallips Road. An added highlight were 30 or more eagles feeding on dead spawning salmon which are available only at low tide! The sight and sounds of the eagles was awesome! We saw the eagles feeding at low tide the next two nights!