Mount Townsend — Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2003

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Left my lonely car (only one) at trailhead at 10am in cloud and cool, compared to the last few days. Trail in excellent shape. Arrived at top at noon to great views to the interior of the Olympics, but hazy views of the Straights and east over Puget Sound. All the big volcanos in view - Baker to Rainier. Very few bugs; none of the biting kind. Only a couple of logs across trail that were easy to negotiate. After the few couple of small creek crossings the trail is dry. Unless seen from above, the tarns at Windy Camp take some effort to locate. Great mid-week trip!