This morning we headed back into Olympic National Park, Lake Crescent and Marymere Falls. The Marymere Falls trail was a beautiful 1.5 mile round trip. The trail was very well maintained and was very busy today. The last 1/8 mile is very steep but there is a great reward at the end. The falls were very beautiful. Overall the trail was very rewarding and not just for the falls.
After the hike we were hungry and headed to the Blackberry Cafe. It was a small mom and pop cafe with good food and excellent Blackberry pastries. Donna got Blackberry pie and a Blackberry Scone for later, both of which were awesome. Once refueled, we headed to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park. Hurricane Ridge is a really nice 17 mile drive. The drive winds its way up from Port Angeles to the top of a mountain. At the end of the drive you are rewarded by a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains, including Mount Baker in the distance. The view seems nearly 360 degrees.
We got back to the coach about 5pm. It was pretty warm so I put out the awning, or tried to. My earlier repair at McMinnville didn’t hold up. I took the awning apart again and found more broken parts. I decided to make one more attempt to repair the awning and headed to Home Depot 30 miles away to get material to make replacement parts. I fought the awning for a few hours and finally got it reassembled and mostly functional. When I finally extended the awning under its own power I was startled by a round of applause and cheers from the nice class A motorhome next to us! I didn’t realize I had become after dinner entertainment for the two couples next door.