Friendly deer wandered around the visitor's center with the glacier clad Olympic Mountains as a back drop. The road up the ridge goes to 5,500 ft. Across the strait of Juan De Fuca one could see the city of Victoria, in Canada. Here in the mountains. I enjoyed the invigorating climb up hill almost more than the easy coast down.
Some bicyclists zoom down a hill at precarious speed.
I used the breaks a lot. Also one must bundle up against the cold wind. Moss covered trees in Olympic rain forest near Lake Quinault . I was lucky to be here on a sunny day. I met Two friendly cyclists at lake Quinault.