Here’s the description from Google: Marymere Falls is located in Olympic National Park near Lake Crescent in Washington, United States. The falls are accessed by a one-mile, well maintained, dirt trail through old-growth lowland forest consisting of fir, cedar, hemlock, and alder trees.

The trail was actually about 3/4 mile each way. There were stairs involved which could make it rather difficult if you have knee/hip problems or are just out of shape. There’s also a narrow bridge which would make it unsuitable for wheelchairs or walkers. The trail starts on the north side of highway 101 in a paved parking lot, then crosses under the highway via a tunnel. The forest was beautiful, as were the falls and the surrounding mountains. Lake Crescent is on the north side of the highway.

Into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul: 

And now for the rest of the trip:

It looked like the trail railings and the bridge were made from local trees that were just rough cut in place and smoothed out a little.

For lack of anything else to do today, I elected to visit the nearest waterfall. The weather wasn’t ideal, but it wasn’t terrible either so I headed west on highway 101 from Sequim, past Port Angeles, to the Madison Falls trailhead. It was an easy drive, and very easy to find. I used Google maps on my phone but I think the printed directions from the website would have sufficed. The last part of the drive was alongside the Elwha River. It looked like it could be a fun paddle, but definitely after it warms up. The rapids looked to be about Class 2.

The entrance to the trail was clearly marked at the trailhead parking lot and they even had a restroom. The walk up to the falls was literally 2 minutes on a paved trail which was wide enough for wheelchairs. There was 1 bench at the midway point and another at the end. That old tree stump was 9 feet across, the living trees were huge and I can’t remember seeing that much moss on trees before. Enjoy the pix. Even on a dreary, drizzly day, it was a great short hike.

I had every intention of doing another road ride today but, after checking the forecast temps, decided I really need better gear to ride in for this weather. Instead, I drove downtown for pics of the tiny lending library on one of the main streets.

It would really be nice if this idea was adopted in more places around the country. As a fulltime traveler, I frequently run into problems trying to get a book from the local library since I’m not a resident. It’s also a cheap way to try different authors/genres. Today I switched it up a little by picking out a sci-fi paperback.

Moving on, I drove to an Olympic Discovery Trail trailhead. On the way there, I spotted 3 of these cuties in a local yard.

The Olympic Discovery Trail is fairly popular up here. I saw people of all ages walking, jogging, bicycle riding and skateboarding. This section of the trail was all paved and sometimes shared space with local roads. It also crossed over the Dungeness River. Where is my kayak now that I could use it?