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Lake Crescent first thing in the morning |
Last week a good friend of mine, Wes got married at Lake Crescent, in the Olympic National Forest. The first time I went to Lake Crescent was 20 years ago, with Wes, Chris and several of our other friends. I was captured by it's beauty then as much as I am today. Though 20 years ago hiking a few miles was probably enough for me.
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20 years later, Chris, Wes and me in front of Lake Crescent for Wes's wedding |
The wedding didn't start until 2pm, which gave me all morning to go explore the trails close to Lake Crescent. It felt so freeing not to have a destination in mind or even a distance. It had been a long time since I had gone for a run without having much of a plan. I took a picture of the trail map at the lodge and took off.
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Lake Crescent from the top of Storm King Mountain |
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Lake Crescent from the top of Storm King Mountain |
I headed toward Marymere Falls and within a half mile there was a turn off to Storm King Mountain. I had hiked that trail years ago with Karrla and knew there were excellent views of the lake from the top. Since it was a clear day I decided to "run" to the top to see the lake with all the fall colors.
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Marymere Falls |
After summiting Storm King Mountain, I headed to Marymere Falls and then down the Barnes Creek Trail. The Barnes Creek Trail was the perfect trail to run on; not to hilly, not to technical, it ran along a creek. I am not sure how long the Barnes Creek trail was, but I could have kept running on it for a long time, but I needed to get back to get ready for the wedding.
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Daniel and Wes getting married |
The wedding was small and intimate, it took place right in front of the lake. It was perfectly Wes and Daniel.
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