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May 9-10: The Hoh Rainforest

We will camp somewhere in the Hoh rainforest on Saturday night. Some of us will be at CDSW beforehand, so these people will drive to the rainforest after 4PM.

Pictures

Here are some of the pictures from Mika's phone.

Basic information

Location: The Hoh Rainforest

Plans: Spend the night at the rainforest and hike during the day on Sunday.

Weather: likely wetter and colder than Seattle. NOAA forecast is here.

Contact info:

Mika (206-890-5155)
Mako (206-409-7191)

Transportation

It will take about 4.5 hours to drive there.

Who's driving?

Sage and kids will leave around midday to stake out a campsite. (We have room for one more in the car.)
lucy will pick up bryan at the airport around 1-2pm and head out to the campsite (we'll have room for two others)

Mika&Andres would like to join you.

Liz and Tommy will leave following CDSW workshop. We have room for two more (dog will be in tow)

Ariel&Mako would like to join you.

Campground

We'll try to meet at the Hoh campground. Whoever gets there first should pick the best site!

There are fire pits. Use dead and down wood. If somebody can bring firewood, that would be great.

Those of us who get there in late afternoon could do Spruce Nature Trail after getting settled in before it gets dark?

Things to bring

Individual:

permit, passes, fees for park use and camping (lucy: we have one nat'l park pass)
tarp (if it's wet, we may want these for under the tent)
tent
sleeping bag
warm clothes
rain jacket
hiking/rain boots
towels
flashlight/headlamp
extra batteries
phones
camera (optional)
trekking poles (optional)
mushroom basket (optional)
mushroom knife (optional)

Shared:

firewood (Liz & Tommy)
toilet paper (Mika&Mako)
garbage bags (Mika&Mako)
Microbescope (Sage)
food
- graham crackers and vegetarian-friendly marshmallows to share (Liz & Tommy)
- Theo chocolate (Mika&Mako)
- field roast sausages (Mika&Mako + Sage)
- hotdog buns (Mika&Mako)
- tomatoes (Mika&Mako)
- mustard (Mika&Mako)
- cheddar (Mika&Mako)
- ?leftover from CDSW?
- cream cheese for Seattle dogs (Sage)
- Assorted snacks (Sage)
beer and other beverages
- FBC beer (Mika&Mako)
- Deschutes IPA (Sage)
water (if not available at the campground)
small camping stove (lucy + bryan)
cast iron pans/Dutch oven? (Mika&Mako, if useful)

Attendees

Mako
Mika
Liz
Tommy
Sage
Brighton
Evie
Bryan
Lucy
Andrés
Ariel
Special guests?

Fauna

We may or may not want to find:

Olympic elk: the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America
Pacific tree frog
Banana slug
Bobcat
Cougar
Olympic Black Bear

They are definitely around.

Morels

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 We will camp somewhere in the [http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/visiting-the-hoh.htm Hoh rainforest] on Saturday night. Some of us will be at CDSW beforehand, so these people will drive to the rainforest after 4PM.
+== Pictures ==
+* [https://secure.flickr.com/photos/soulfish/sets/72157652231474890 Here] are some of the pictures from Mika's phone.
 == Basic information ==
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 It will take about [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/University+of+Washington,+Seattle,+WA/Hoh+Rain+Forest+Visitor+Center,+Forks,+WA+98331/@47.5362091,-124.5207563,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x549014929d8535eb:0x6b742c7901b82ba3!2m2!1d-122.30352!2d47.655335!1m5!1m1!1s0x548e6a766596fcf3:0xdf8cc1609f40c624!2m2!1d-123.934809!2d47.860889 4.5 hours] to drive there.
-* Whiskey Bend Road is [http://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/temperate-rain-forests.htm closed indefinitely] above Canyon Overlook due to slide damage.
 * Who's driving?
 :* Sage and kids will leave around midday to stake out a campsite. (We have room for one more in the car.)
 :* lucy will pick up bryan at the airport around 1-2pm and head out to the campsite (we'll have room for two others)
-::* Mika would like to join you.
+::* Mika&Andres would like to join you.
 :* Liz and Tommy will leave following CDSW workshop.  We have room for two more (dog will be in tow)
 ::* Ariel&Mako would like to join you.
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 == Campground ==
-* There are many [http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm campgrounds]. Should we pick a site with water/toilet?
+* We'll try to meet at the [http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/camping.htm#CP_JUMP_755189 Hoh campground]. Whoever gets there first should pick the best site!
-: I think that's a good idea, although sometimes it's more pleasant to go in the woods than the compost toilets.
-: How about [http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/camping.htm#CP_JUMP_755189 Hoh campground]?
 * There are [http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/upload/Hoh.pdf fire pits]. Use dead and down wood. If somebody can bring firewood, that would be great.
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 * warm clothes
 * rain jacket
+* hiking/rain boots
 * towels
 * flashlight/headlamp
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 * mushroom basket (optional)
 * mushroom knife (optional)
 Shared:
-* firewood
+* firewood (Liz & Tommy)
 * toilet paper (Mika&Mako)
 * garbage bags (Mika&Mako)
+* Microbescope (Sage)
 * food
 ** graham crackers and vegetarian-friendly marshmallows to share (Liz & Tommy)
 ** Theo chocolate (Mika&Mako)
-** field roast sausages (Mika&Mako)
+** field roast sausages (Mika&Mako + Sage)
+** hotdog buns (Mika&Mako)
+** tomatoes (Mika&Mako)
+** mustard (Mika&Mako)
+** cheddar (Mika&Mako)
 ** ?leftover from CDSW?
+** cream cheese for Seattle dogs (Sage)
+** Assorted snacks (Sage)
 * beer and other beverages
 ** FBC beer (Mika&Mako)
+** Deschutes IPA (Sage)
 * water (if not available at the campground)
 * small camping stove (lucy + bryan)
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 * Lucy
 * Andrés
+* Ariel
 * Special guests?

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