We hit the Hoh

Another early start, on the road by 6 trying to get ahead of hours long wait at the entrance for a parking spot at the rain forest. It was an early start after last night's tennis matches and Bball P.I.G. challenges.  Our day packs were packed with snacks and I tossed in some left over little Caesars to round off a parking lot breakfast of "dirt bags."  The PNW has had historic drought and heat waves this year that had clearly had an impact on the rain forest. The Hoh river was low, and swampy areas were clearly dried. Even in the draught conditions the hanging mosses were still out of this world. We found a record chicken of the woods, saw elk on a river sand bar and watched a black tail doe and fawn have flora breakfast.  We didn't put on many miles but put plenty into the miles.  We were back at the pad for a quick nap before heading into town for a meal, long wait but great food at the only place that was open. We did do a a little shopping as we waited and the stores slowly closed around us for the evening.  Then we were back to our newest pad chilling in front of some Ink Master tv drama and planning our route for Rainer tomorrow.