Backpacking in the Olympics.....

London is heading back off to college in a couple of weeks for his Sophmore year so we decided to backpack into Lena Lake in the Olympic National Forest for a little hiking, exploration, camping and some fishing for a final summer outing.  This hike is located a little north of Hoodsport on the Olympic Peninsula and is a really pretty area with some old growth forest, crystal clear streams, and beautiful lakes.  There is also some climbing routes up a little higher in The Brothers Wilderness area.  We took a late evening exploration hike up towards the rock buttes but ran out of time and steam on my part.  Decided to save it for a future trip.  Was a fun outing but each time I backpack with a loaded pack I am slowly coming to the realization that my knees, or anything else for that matter, aren't what they use to be.  Going downhill with a load anymore is torture on the knees.  Trying to keep pace with a fit eighteen- year probably didn't help matters either.  The older I get the more I despise the young!  Will be headed north soon back to Alaska.  Won't be on the motorcycle this trip but will be taking the camper so Petey can come along.  Looking forward to getting back up north and exploring some stuff I didn't get around too on my last trip.  Check back often for updates.

Sunset from camp that evening....

Fine dining......

On the drive home came by a field that had some cool old cars, trucks, and campers.  Pulled a U-turn and checked it out as both London and I like to look at this old stuff.

Was a fun couple of days with London before he heads back off to school to get "edumacated"