A little overview first: over the next 50ish days I will be hiking from the Pacific Ocean through Washington, Idaho and Montana to Glacier National Park. It will be roughly 1150 miles. Why am I doing this? It sounded like a challenge and I wanted to get another long hike in while I'm in between graduating from college and starting a career.
Day one began early with a long day of driving. My dad drove me roughly 6 hours to Ozette lake in the northwest corner of the Olympic peninsula. This is where the trail starts (Cape Alava). He walked with me on the three plus mile connector trail and then said goodbye. From here I walked south along the coastline through everything from giant boulders to dry sand all with the ocean to my right. I passed three headlands which are large rocks that jut out and are much better to walk by when it is low tide. Along the beach there was all sorts of treasures ranging from fishing supplies and play structure pieces to dead seals. I saw a gorgeous sunset as I walked by the yellow bank and made camp on the sand. Hopefully tomorrow I will see a bear or two to make things interesting!
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