Another beautiful sunny day, but cooler. Roy didn't feel like walking, but he felt like bike-riding, so we assembled our bikes and took off. The air was so clear, we could see the snow-capped peak of Mount Olympus in the distance. Rode through part of the Olympic National Park to a little restaurant, where we ate delicious turkey sandwiches.
We wanted to get a trail map. The man in the store next to the restaurant advised us to go to the Mora Ranger Station, so we headed in that direction. To our amazement, we found ourselves riding over the same bridges we had paddled under a couple of days ago. We had made a big loop!
Came to the Mora campgrounds. Obtained a good map of the Olympic Peninsula from the rack. Walked down a beautiful sylvan trail to James Pond. Rode our bikes all around the campground. Enjoyed a good view of the Quileute River, where we'd paddled. What a beautiful place!
Rode over to Rialto Beach, which turned out to be 1/4 mile from the Jofian, but there was no way to cross the river with our bikes, so we had to go back the way we came.
From Rialto Beach, there's a hiking trail that goes 18 miles up the coast to Cape Alava. Then a three-mile trail takes you over to Ozette Lake. What a great hike that would be! Saw some families starting the hike. The adults had backpacks, each child had her little backpack, and even the doggies had their own backpacks. They trotted along so proudly!
Coming back, we had the most glorious view! In front of us, the lovely river. Above the river, lush green forests, and above the forests, the towering, snow-capped peaks of the Olympic Mountains. Breathtaking!
This time, the road went uphill both ways, canceling out the Port Orford road that went downhill in both directions. But there was one great stretch of downhill just before we got to La Push.
There are small-craft advisories and gale warnings, so we might be here a while.
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