Olympic Mountain view
The Olympic Mountain Range as viewed from The Juan de Fuca Cottages. This picture taken in mid February 2008 shows the peaks with a nice winter coat of snow. Driving time from the Cottages to the summit at Hurricane Ridge is about 50 minutes - and well worth the trip! Fantastic views of the entire range as well as the Elwha Valley. In winter there is skiing, snowshoeing and sledding. What a beautiful blue sky day!

Olympic Mountains - Fresh Snow
First big storm of the year came through the area dumping fresh snow in the mountains. Skiing at Hurricane Ridge opens soon with bus runs on the weekends. Beautiful to view the mountains from the Sequim-Dungeness Valley - especially out the doors of the Juan de Fuca Cottages! Come stay for a few days!

An incredible
late summer day up near Hurricane Ridge.
After a harrowing 8 mile drive
over a winding, narrow, extremely steep road
you arrive at Obstruction Point to take several options for trails.
We chose Lillian Ridge for 1.25 miles.
A sharp incline at beginning and then fairly flat through the
top of the ridge.
Breathtaking views down to lakes, valleys and more mountains ridges than you can count!

Only a couple patches of snow in shady areas but
winds were chilly.
Solitude and oh so very quiet.
Watching the cloud shadows move across the sides of the mountains made me think of the Bible verse that talks about God
allowing His glory to pass in front of Elijah.
God is so near and wants to talk with each of us!
What a unique place on earth!

Young Black Bear cubs foraging for food along the road to Hurricane Ridge thrill visitors! Only 50 minutes from the Juan de Fuca Cottages to the top of the ridge make for a perfect afternoon daytrip.