Lena Lake

We drove out along Forest Road 25 to the Lena Lake Trailhead this morning and hiked up to Lena Lake and back. This is a gorgeous forest, with beautiufl trees, carpets of moss, water streaming over the trail, large boulders and abundant fungi. Fabulous day, 7.5 miles round trip with 1.300 ft of overall gain.

some of the fungi we saw along the trail today

Lena Lake

We drove up the Hamma Hamma Road on the west side of Hood Canal to hike up to Lena Lake, 6.3 miles round trip with 1,300 ft of gain. The hike is in a beautiful forest. I was surprised to see the water gone from a creek I had crossed only 10 days ago.

And Lena Creek that had been gushing above ground 10 days ago, was a subterranean creek at this spot again.

I enjoyed the mossy boulders,

and this rock wall along the trail.

a small creek running down and across the trail

Lots of violets in bloom along the trail.

The water coming down the hillside and under the bridge nearing Lean Lake.

Views from lunch rock at Lena Lake

some of the wildflowers seen along the trail this morning: