Duckabush River — Wednesday, Jul. 2, 2003

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

From trailhead to 5 mile, trail was overgrown and brushy. From 5 mile to 10 mile camp, in addition to the brush, washouts in places and as many as a dozen blow downs over the trail - tough going! Folks we camped with at 10 mile said there were more blow downs beyond that made them turn back. This trail could sure use a work party - how about it folks? The rodents at 10 mile are savvy - they got into our hanging foodbag overnight for nibbles. Finally put the metal windscreen from our stove over the neck of our hanging bag as a shield so they couldn't eat into the stuffsack fabric anymore and gain entry for cookies. Fishing was good in the river (catch and release is our thing). Salmon berries are just beginning to come out; thimble berries and red huckleberries aren't ready yet.