So I realize this is over half a year late but better late than never right?
Summer 2011 I went back home to the Pacific Northwest where I was born and raised and where all my family and a good portion of my childhood and H.S. friends still are.
While I was home for 2 weeks I got the opportunity to go camping at one of my favorite places to go, Lake Quinault. The pictures following this will be of ones I snapped around our campsite.
Lake Quinault is an amazing place for camping, hiking, swimming, a day drive, breakfast and lunch or to simply just sit back and relax.
So let me begin my picture tour, descriptions will be below the pic:
To start us off, this is the sign leading into our camp area. There is a stream and a bridge right behind this sign and then so was our camp spot.
This is the Lake Quinault Lodge. They have really good food and there's usually always travelers from all over the world staying here. It has an amazing view of the lake which I'm getting to shortly. I have never actually stayed at the lodge but have been there a handful of times. If you ever get the chance to stay here, do it.
Here is that view I was just talking about. What a view! As you can see just in this picture there's opportunity to sit in the sun and relax, grab a kayak or a canoe and paddle around the lake, swim, and much more. Love it.
Here is a spot we chose to go swimming. The water is cold but you get used to it, the wind is what makes it worse lol. It's not always windy but on this day there was a breeze, still felt great though.
This is Christi. She is one of my best friends and I have known her for a long time. She goes to Western Washington University and is on her way to being an English teacher, hence the Discovering Grammar book lol. Oh and that's her dog Phantom in the background playing with a stick.
What a sunset. I love the little things in life.
An opening spot on the trail between our campsite and the lodge at sunset.
And last but not least my self portrait haha.
If you made it to the end I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Like most things in life it's hard to explains sometimes how amazing something is until you see it for your self. I hope if you are ever in the Pacific Northwest you get the chance to venture up to Lake Quinault.
Have a great day my friends.
-Mikey J-
