THREE HIKING SISTERS, we love to hike together, but we don't all live in the same state. Sometimes it is only two of us, and sometimes we hike with others. This is a record of some of our hikes.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Klahhane Ridge
We drove up to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park this morning to hike the Klahhane Ridge Trail up to KLahhane Ridge, then all the way down the Switchback Trail to catch the shutlle back to Hurricane Ridge, about 5 miles/1,100 ft gain and 1,900 ft loss, We saw lots of deer, some bears, lots of wildflowers and gorgeous views. A great day! Deer in the meadow by the parking arae at Hurricane Ridge 
Shortly after we started up the High Ridge Nature Trail closest to the road towards Sunrise Point and the Klahhane Ridge Trail, we were stopped by a ranger as there was a mama bear and 3 cubs heading over to intersect with the trail, aftet getting 2 zoom photos of the cubs, we changed directions and took the High Ridge Nature Trail in the other direction (a loop trail) that goes up along the north side of the ridge.
We saw lots of wildflowes along the trail
some of the views along the Klahhane Ridge Trail
Lots of wildflowers in the meadows as we headed up the Switchback Trail to the top of Klahhane Ridge
Views from up on Klahhane Ridge
zoom of Mt Olympus to the west
Mount Angeles
zoom of Mt Baker to the northwest
some butterflies seen today, including one that landed on my finger while waiting for the shuttle
some of the wildflowers seen along the trail today:
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