Lena Lake — Thursday, Apr. 30, 1998

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

The trail to Lower Lena Lake is completely open and snow free. The lake is totally thawed with lots of big logs floating about. On this day it was warm and sunny, with few bugs and a nice breeze. The trail is in excellent shape with no problems. A couple of notes - if you are buying a day parking permit you must get it down at Eldon on highway 101 at a local store - there is no ranger station up the Hamma Hamma road. Secondly, if you have never driven to the end of the Hamma Hamma and you are at the Lena Lake trailhead, it is a very worthwhile 4 mile sidetrip. Marmot