Olympic Coast Adventure!! (August 2017)

Right when you think we're done backpacking for the year, we prove you wrong!!

There's never too much backpacking ... says Kevin

This trip is actually kinda special because it's officially Brooks' first High Adventure. Brooks was incredibly excited about it because he was able to go with one of his best friends! Kevin was incredibly excited because it was his first trip along the Coast (the Olympic Coast to be specific). Of course they were both excited to spend time together.

I really don't know much about the details of the trip, but I'm going to do my best to pretend that I do:).

To begin their adventure, the guys parked their car at Rialto Beach (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/rialto-beach-hole-in-the-wall) and took a 2-hour shuttle to somewhere near Shi Shi Beach (https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/north-shi-shi-access).

It wasn't Brooks' first-ever backpacking trip, but definitely his first time packing in a pretty decent amount of gear.

He started off strong!

Realizing pretty quickly that this was not going to be a walk in the park;).

Some parts may even have given Kevin a run for his money??:)

Towards the end of the first day, they made it to the actual beach.

Which didn't make the hike any easier, as hiking through sand and scattered/uneven rocks is quite a bit more complicated (and slightly painful) than you might think.

Finding some pretty cool discoveries along the way kept them going!!

(we call this the random-but-fun pile of junk;)

(hard to see, but it's a make-shift swing tied up in the tree)

And the evening view from the hammock tent wasn't too shabby either!!

Fishing was again a highlight! Shocker, yeah??

And made for delicious fish tacos.

And of course there were plenty of beautiful sights to take in.

(One of which was this ... "Nestled in the undergrowth miles off the beaten path", this is a tribute to a Chilean shipwreck in 1920 that killed 18 out of 20 crew members.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chilean-memorial)