■ Also in the Lake Crescent area, Storm King Trail — a 3.8-mile round-trip, semi-strenuous uphill hike — makes a wonderful perch to view colorful trees at the lake. ■ The Hoh River Trail, Hurricane Ridge’s series of trails, the Elwha Valley and the Sol Duc area are prime spots to view fall foliage. One of the most accessible and best fall colors viewing areas on the Peninsula is the Hall of Mosses trail in the Hoh Rain Forest. The trail contains an area packed with bigleaf maples with leaves are so large that it seems to take minutes for them to float to the ground. ■ On the eastern Peninsula, the Hood Canal area also offers a colorful respite — particularly the Hamma Hamma and Dosewallips areas. As daylight hours grow shorter and temperatures drop, people should remember to wear layers, pack the flashlight or headlamp and remember to check road conditions if needed. Do not forget to bring along the camera to capture those memories. VG.
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The railway was active until the late 1950s, then was abandoned and turned into a trail.
NEWCOMERS’ AND VISITORS’ GUIDE
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