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Hoh River Trail to Blue Glacier — Saturday, Jun. 30, 2018

Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast

Fun three day backpacking trip down the Hoh River Trail to Blue Glacier. We camped at Olympus Guard Station the first night, day hiked to the glacier overlook the second day, and hiked out from the guard station the third day. The trail is in great condition, aside from expected obstacles such as minor creek crossings and the rope ladder before Glacier Meadows. The trail is almost snow free now except for a couple of snow fields just before the lateral moraine viewpoint, less than 1/8 mile of snow. These can even be bypassed and probably done without traction at this point. Glacier Meadows is lush with wildflowers blooming. There is a coyote hanging around some of the campsites between Five Mile Island and Lewis Meadow, so don't leave food unattended even when you're around camp. Cheers!

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