LATE JULY CABIN VISIT

The pics are dated 7/21, so that must've been the weekend we visited the island.

When whales are out front, it's typical that the first thing you see isn't the whales.  It's the harassment vessels.  Whale watching vessels.  

JULY 4th CISPUS BASIN

Seems like summer is for doing things and fall is more about writing about them.  The disadvantage with that approach is much of the real time nuance and context is lost.  Perhaps I'll edit this after Leigh reads it and clarifies my memory.

As I recall it, the original plan was a through hike over on the Olympic Peninsula, but those plans fell through, so we (Leigh) researched several hikes and we landed on the Cispus BasiPn.

The first night was at the bypass trail just shy of the PCT, then two nights in the Cispus basin with day hikes from a fixed base camp.   This turned into a 4 day, 3 night backpacking trip.  Leigh's prewater pack weight was an awesome 24 pounds.  Mine was in the mid 30's.

Perhaps best told in pictures.  Great time over the weekend of the 4th.  Very few man made sounds heard over the 4 days.

Happy