We drove out to the upper trailhead to Mount Townsend near Quilcene. This is an 8 mile rt hike with 2,900 ft of elevation gain. This hike goes uphill right away.
The first mile or so of the trail was lined with rhododendrons in bloom.
After emerging from the forest, the enters a subalpine meadow, where we saw lots of wildflowers in bloom.
We also saw a waterfall along the lower slopes.
Wide angle photo of the Olympic Mountains to the west as seen from the saddle of Mount Townsend:
A short ways up from the saddle is the summit of Mount Townsend
Pano to the west from atop Mount Townsend
Pano to the east from atop Mount Townsend, today was very cloudy on this side.
On the way back down, the clouds started to lift and we could see Mt Rainier to the SE
and the snow capped North Cascades
Some of the many wildflowers and other plants we saw along the trail today:
A short ways up from the saddle is the summit of Mount Townsend
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