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View from campsite at Turlo Campground on Mountain Loop Hiway, east of Granite Falls.
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On June 29 Joan Tito and I set out to drive the Mountain Loop Highway and ended up discovering the lovely Turlo Campground. We pitched a 4-person tent by the river there and spent the night, then headed for Dosewallips State Park on the Olympic Peninsula the next day.
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Turlo Campsite #15
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The state park was adjacent to the Dosewallips River, pictured below. This was not a conditioning hiking weekend. This was just a lovely getaway. The photos below were mostly taken the morning of July 1, when Joanie slept in and I hiked what is known as the Steam Donkey Loop Trail -- apparently named for an old logging railroad that ran along the hillside.
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Dosewallips River passing Dosewallips State park on Olympic Peninsula
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The foreground log makes me think of a giant salamander looking for a night's lodging.
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Tree perches on old-growth nurse log.
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Statistics for the Weekend:
Distance: Disregard
Conditions: Clear
Load: Negligible
Elevation gain: disregard
Statistics, year to date:
Distance: 193.6 miles
Elevation Gain: 59,628 feet
Next Goal: 70,000 feet, my Fifth Rainier. 10,372 feet to go.
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Bridge crosses a dry creek bed, called Phantom Creek.
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