Roads
Olympic Hot Springs Abandoned Road, Olympic Nat’l Park
Obstruction Point Road, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic Nat’l Park ridge-top primitive drive in alpine beauty
Obstruction Point Road follows a 12 mile route along the crest of a main ridge on the north front-range of the Olympic Mountains. It starts from near the north end of the Hurricane Ridge Lodge parking, and ends at the Obstruction Point Trailhead, on Obstruction Point.
Observation Point, Olympic Hotsprings Road, Olympic Nat’l Park old feature of old road - with a new future?
Obvervation Point rock-cut, Olympic Hotsprings Road
Observation Point is a small developed lookout above the now-drained of Lake Mills reservoir of the Elwha River, along the Olympic Hot Springs Road on a jutting shoulder of Happy Lake Ridge. The road then turns and heads into the Boulder Creek canyon. In former times, the hillside below the little lookout parking lot was cleared of trees growing up and blocking the view. But more recently, it has become evident that this clearing is no longer being done. With the new valley below – the Elwha Restoration Project – will Olympic National Park again remove trees to restore this viewscape? … cont’d >