Duckabush River — Friday, Dec. 9, 2005

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Trail is basically snowfree until 1/4 mile of 5 Mile Camp. The snow was only about an inch deep and very crusty. It was a cold, clear day with the sun appearing only on the hills and its warmth only felt at Little Hump and Big Hump. Lunch at 5 Mile Camp was bitterly cold, but we were prepared with our down jackets! A beautiful hike. We saw a small group of elk along the Duckabush Road 1/2 way to the traihead and another group crossed the trail in front of us at about the 1/2 mile mark! Beautiful animals!