Hey everybody! This was a super fun trip that we took starting on August 19th and we came home on the 22nd. We left after work (around 5PM) on the 19th and took the Edmonds/Kingston ferry. We then headed south through Quilcene and started the trail around Skokomish / Purdy Canyon. We struggled to find a campsite that first night, almost every dead-end we turned down was gated for logging operations. At around 10PM we ended up at a "gate" (which wasn't a gate) and was just blocked off with cinderblocks, so we just decided to camp there. The next morning (Friday), after a quick breakfast and coffee, we headed out and continued west on the trails. The trails for the most part weren't super thrilling, but they did offer some nice views; however, it was extremely foggy at some points which was dissapointing because I'm sure there was some epic views that we missed out on. There were some really tight trails, and there were some cliff-side trails, nothing super sketchy though - although there was a few spots where I wouldn't want to take a full-size through. We got to Wynochee Falls and headed north a bit and ended up camping on a mountain next to Capitol Peak. We had a great night there and had a little adventure through the woods, trying to find some wood for a campfire, since it was cold and wet. The next morning (Saturday), we headed further west and hopped on highway 101 to head north up through Forks. The goal was to get to this dried riverbed campsite that Micah camped at around this time last year. It was an epic campsite and we had a great time. It was nestled somewhere around Grindstone Pass and Bigler Mountain. The next morning (Sunday) we had a quick breakfast and headed home to spend some time with the family before the work week started. The GPX files that we found were from the guys over at ADV Pulse. Article and GPS tracks can be found here: www.advpulse.com/adv-rides/ride-washington-olympic-peninsula/
i really enjoy your videos. in a couple weeks im going solo on the wabdr 1-3. i miss camping and exploring. got used to staying home during covid. ive lived in the pnw all my life but always went to moab or s.dakota or..... i think ill wheel the pnw for a while instead. thanks for the inspiration to begin again.
First time viewer here- great video and a nice way to showcase parts of the Olympics! I live in Poulsbo and go over there often- in some ways it can be more frustrating than eastern WA or the Cascades since there aren’t many *through roads*, there are more dead ends, and it definitely gets overgrown! But I still love it.
Thanks man! Sub of yours ;), watched the Oly peninsula video with you and Conquest Overland the other day. I think you guys were out there the same weekend we were.
Hey everybody! This was a super fun trip that we took starting on August 19th and we came home on the 22nd. We left after work (around 5PM) on the 19th and took the Edmonds/Kingston ferry. We then headed south through Quilcene and started the trail around Skokomish / Purdy Canyon. We struggled to find a campsite that first night, almost every dead-end we turned down was gated for logging operations. At around 10PM we ended up at a "gate" (which wasn't a gate) and was just blocked off with cinderblocks, so we just decided to camp there. The next morning (Friday), after a quick breakfast and coffee, we headed out and continued west on the trails. The trails for the most part weren't super thrilling, but they did offer some nice views; however, it was extremely foggy at some points which was dissapointing because I'm sure there was some epic views that we missed out on. There were some really tight trails, and there were some cliff-side trails, nothing super sketchy though - although there was a few spots where I wouldn't want to take a full-size through. We got to Wynochee Falls and headed north a bit and ended up camping on a mountain next to Capitol Peak. We had a great night there and had a little adventure through the woods, trying to find some wood for a campfire, since it was cold and wet. The next morning (Saturday), we headed further west and hopped on highway 101 to head north up through Forks. The goal was to get to this dried riverbed campsite that Micah camped at around this time last year. It was an epic campsite and we had a great time. It was nestled somewhere around Grindstone Pass and Bigler Mountain. The next morning (Sunday) we had a quick breakfast and headed home to spend some time with the family before the work week started.
The GPX files that we found were from the guys over at ADV Pulse. Article and GPS tracks can be found here: www.advpulse.com/adv-rides/ride-washington-olympic-peninsula/
i really enjoy your videos. in a couple weeks im going solo on the wabdr 1-3. i miss camping and exploring. got used to staying home during covid. ive lived in the pnw all my life but always went to moab or s.dakota or..... i think ill wheel the pnw for a while instead. thanks for the inspiration to begin again.
First time viewer here- great video and a nice way to showcase parts of the Olympics! I live in Poulsbo and go over there often- in some ways it can be more frustrating than eastern WA or the Cascades since there aren’t many *through roads*, there are more dead ends, and it definitely gets overgrown! But I still love it.
Love it, keep em coming.
Great video! Definitely an up and coming channel
Thanks man! Sub of yours ;), watched the Oly peninsula video with you and Conquest Overland the other day. I think you guys were out there the same weekend we were.
@@CascadiaOverland oh nice, thanks man! Yeah EVERYONE was out that weekend haha