Camping at Lena Creek and a hike up Mt. Townsend

We had a wonderful little camping trip to the Olympics this weekend. Thankfully the rain shadow kept our campsite at Lena Creek (between Hoodsport and Quilcene) nice and dry. I can't say the same for our hike up Mt. Townsend though. My in-laws George and Bonita and my brother-in-law Rahmat drove out on Sunday morning to join us for the hike. We enjoyed a nice hike through the woods and up to some meadows full of wildflowers but about an hour or so from the top the clouds really moved in and it started to rain. We all stopped and quickly put on our rain gear. Poor little Daniel started shivering when I changed his diaper so Ruh put him under his poncho and cuddled with him for a little bit to get him warm. Then I bundled him up and put his rain coat on him. We decided then it was best to head back down. The rain picked up and we knew we had made a good decision. We wouldn't have been able to see anything from the top anyway. I am looking forward to doing that hike again when it is a bright sunny day! :)
They joined us for a campfire dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs and baked beans then they headed home. We woke up the next morning to sunshine. We enjoyed a lazy morning around the campfire and I took Daniel on a little nature walk while Ruh packed the tent. Then we headed home. This will probably be our last camping trip until next summer. I am already counting the days! :)

Bonita is all decked out in her rain gear recently purchased at REI. You can see her post of the hike on her blog. :)