Left Seattle at 7am on Tuesday, went on the ferry to Kingston and stopped at Port Angeles to register with the ranger station, finally got on the trail at around 2:30pm. Traffic was backed up for almost an hour at the entrance to the park.
Lots of day hikers in the first few miles, but a lot fewer people after the waterfall. We camped at Lewis Meadows, left our tent up the next day while we hiked to the blue glacier and back. It was a long day, but doable with light packs. We spent Wednesday night at the same place in Lewis Meadows, and then hiked out on Thursday.
Trail conditions were overall very good. Lots of salmonberries on the trail past elk lake, as well as a few huckleberry bushes. We went up to the lateral moraine, which had some spectacular views of Mt. Olympus and the blue glacier. Had an encounter with a curious mountain goat and its kid. Overall awesome hiking and great conditions!
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