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 Hiking from Rialto Beach to Lake Ozette in Washington with Dave. Behind Dave is the famous hole in the wall at Rialto beach |
 Feeling strong only 30 minutes into the hike |
 Dave takes a break drinking some of the only fresh water on the trip |
 Pat basking in the light of the sunset |
 Beautiful sun-set as we setup camp |
 I forgot the tent poles but we figured out how to string up the tent somehow |
 We camped behind these logs to protect us from the log filled killer high tide |
 Dave checking the map trying to figure out where we are and how far we have to go |
 Second day packed up and ready to go with the last of our water |
 We had to walk across slippery rocks many times. We always hiked at low tide |
 Huge trees lined the beach |
 A tree about to join the other logs on the beach |
 We had to climb over a hill. We camped out while the tide came in and out |
 A group of hikers braving the incoming high tide |
 A view of the beach from high up |
 Relaxing until the tide goes out |
 Dave self portrait |
 These trees were like some kind of amazing artwork |
 Tide coming in forcing us to hike over larger rocks |
 Sometimes we were forced to hike over the logs |
 Dave ventured into the woods to find fresh water |
 This rope made it much easier to hike down this hill |
 The beach ahead. The silt from the water clogged my water filter so we were unable to filter our water |
 The tide forcing us to climb over large rocks |
 We got to see some interesting marine life in the water pools |
 One of the rare sand beaches. It was a pleasure to walk on something smooth and soft |
 These giant trees were amazing |
 The patterns formed by the tide worn wood were like artwork to me |
 We were forced to boil our water since we could no longer filter it |
 Dave cooking his famous oatmeal for breakfast |
 The final and third day we were pretty tired and sore. We took a lot of breaks |
 The rain would start and stop the whole trip. We came prepared though |
 Yet another hole in the wall |
 More slimy rock with lots of sea life |
 Lots of logs block our path ahead |
 The beach was just large rocks which made it really hard to walk |
 Time for a nice long break |
 Some kind of hawk |
 Lunch time. Dave was the cook |
 The beautiful beach ahead. we wondered how were going to get over those rocks |
 That is one HUGE tree |
 climbing on moss rocks |
 This part was very physically demanding |
 Feet getting wet |
 Time to climb thru this hole |
 Birds lived in those holes |
 This section was super rocky |
 The easy way around was to walk thru the water |
 Forget about waiting for low tide. We were close to the end and pushing hard |
 This part involved a lot of rock climbing |
 Its not good to have wet feet on long hikes. You get blisters |
 Some major erosion |
 More rocks. Ouch |
 Im quite exhausted at this point and loving the flat sand to walk on |
 There were some small streams to cross |
 That hill in the distance is the end |
 Time to venture into the woods |
 The hike thru the rain forest was beautiful |
 Sites like this were so surreal |
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