We drove up to Deer Park in Olympic National Park to hike along Grand Ridge to Maiden Peak, we needed up hiking closer to Roaring Ridge and going up to Maiden Peak East on our way back, about 8 miles round trip with 1,700 ft overall gain. We saw a few wildflowers and some fungi along the way. The first 2.5 miles are through the forest.
Lots of lovely lichen.
View looking back towards Blue Mountain once we were on the open ridge.
Maiden Peak East
Views to the south
Maiden Peak was covered in clouds as we hiked by, so we decided to keep hiking towards Roaring Winds.
Views from Grand Ridge to the southeast as we continued along the trail.
Elk Mountain towards the west
We found a nice rock outcropping above Roaring Winds for our lunch break.
View towards Elk Mountain and seeing more blue sky.
The Maiden Peaks were cloud free, so we decided to go up Maiden Peak West on our way back.
Views from the top of Maiden Peak West: to the south,to the north
to the east and Maiden Peak.Panoramic view to the south near the junction of the spur trail between Maiden Peak West and Maiden Peak and the main trail.
Back on the main trail looking towards Maiden Peak East.
Enjoying the views with mostly clear skies as we return along the trail.
Looking ahead to the forested ridge line our trail takes back to the trailhead. some of the wildflowers and fungi we saw along the trail today:
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