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=May 9-10 | =***May 9-10***= | ||
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. | 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. | ||
== Basic information == | == Basic information == | ||
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Weather: likely wetter and colder than Seattle. NOAA forecast is [http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w1=td&w2=hi&w3=sfcwind&w3u=1&w4=sky&w5=pop&w6=rh&w7=rain&w8=thunder&w10u=0&w13u=1&AheadHour=103&Submit=Submit&FcstType=graphical&textField1=47.86&textField2=-123.93&site=all&unit=0&dd=&bw= here]. | Weather: likely wetter and colder than Seattle. NOAA forecast is [http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w1=td&w2=hi&w3=sfcwind&w3u=1&w4=sky&w5=pop&w6=rh&w7=rain&w8=thunder&w10u=0&w13u=1&AheadHour=103&Submit=Submit&FcstType=graphical&textField1=47.86&textField2=-123.93&site=all&unit=0&dd=&bw= here]. | ||
== Transportation == | == Transportation == | ||
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. | 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? | * 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) | |||
== Campground == | == Campground == | ||
* | * There are many [http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm campgrounds]. Should we pick a site with water/toilet? | ||
* | * I think that's a good idea, although sometimes it's more pleasant to go in the woods than the compost toilets. | ||
== Things to bring == | == Things to bring == | ||
* any pass for park use? (lucy: we have one nat'l park pass) | |||
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* tarp (if it's wet, we may want these for under the tent) | * tarp (if it's wet, we may want these for under the tent) | ||
* tent | * tent | ||
* sleeping | * sleeping bags | ||
* warm clothes | * warm clothes | ||
* rain jacket | * rain jacket | ||
* towels | * towels | ||
* toilet paper (Mika) | |||
* garbage bags (Mika) | |||
* toilet paper (Mika | |||
* garbage bags (Mika | |||
* food | * food | ||
* water (if not available at the campground) | * water (if not available at the campground) | ||
* small camping stove (lucy + bryan) | * small camping stove (lucy + bryan) | ||
* | |||
* trekking poles (optional) | |||
== Attendees == | == Attendees == | ||
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* Bryan | * Bryan | ||
* Lucy | * Lucy | ||
* Special guests? | * Special guests? | ||
== Fauna == | == Fauna == | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_elk Olympic elk]: the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_elk Olympic elk]: the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_tree_frog Pacific tree frog] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_tree_frog Pacific tree frog] | ||
* | * Banana slug | ||
* Bobcat | * Bobcat | ||
* Cougar | * Cougar | ||
