Olympic Peninsula: Pete's Creek/Colonel Bob Hiking Trail


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Published: August 25th 2010
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Entry 26: Olympic Peninsula, Washington: Colonel Bob Wilderness Area, Col. Bob Trail Hike and Camping Saturday, August 21- Sunday, August 22, 2010 The Colonel Bob Wilderness Area, maintained and run by the U.S. Forest Service, is almost 12,000 acres that is, according to the USFS and the 1964 Wilderness Act, are to be "retained in their primeval character ... and managed so as to preserve its... Read Full Entry



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Colonel Bob Trail Olympic National Wilderness 6

Beautiful views after 3-4 hours' time
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Abrupt Treeline

Exact treeline?
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Colonel Bob Campsite 8

Leaving no Trace...
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Colonel Bob Snake

Just a gardner snake, but still....
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Colonel Bob Decent 1

At first big pass, 1 mile below summit
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Colonel Bob Dispersed Campsite Option

We saw at least 7 already-established potential sites
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Colonel Bob Decent 3

Clouds and light changed constantly during the day
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Colonel Bob Lunch View

Bland food tastes so good when hiking.
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Pete's Creek Trail Colonel Bob Wilderness 4

Much of the dense rainforest looks like this
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Berry Detail

Most berries were a bit tart, but I ate 50 of them anyway.
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Colonel Bob Peak 1

River seperates Olympic National Park from Olympic National Forest



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