Royal Lake '04,  Olympic National Park,  Aug 26, 2004 - Aug 27, 2004     page 14 / 49

We strolled around the lake, returning to our campsite. We hit the sack around 9:00PM. Although we were tired, we were still a bit restless. I often find it difficult to settle into sleep after the first day's hike into the woods. We talked a bit, and listened to the chipmunks as they wandered among our packs.

The next morning I awoke to blue skies. We had timed our trip well. The weather would be good today, it seemed. I got up and grabbed my camera. Tom would be asleep for a bit, I reasoned, so I would wander around looking for more photo opportunities.