Further along Highway 101 you reach Lake Quinault at the Southern gateway of Olympic National Park. The Lake belongs to the Quinault Indian Nation.

We were up for some hiking and decided to hit the Rainforest Nature Trail which led us through the beautiful “Valley of the Rain Forest Giants”- a series of very old trees, amongst them the world’s largest spruce tree.

At night we stayed at the Quinault Inn located right next to the Quinault river, a charming little Inn. We spent the evening in recliners on the porch watching elk come out of the undergrowth to feed.