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02/27/26 - Elwha to Altair with Skunk Cabbage

Spring is coming soon, so we decided to see how things were progressing along the Elwha. We didn't expect much. The mules weren't coming back for at least a month, and it's early for most spring flowers. To be honest, we were hoping for skunk cabbage and not much more.

We made it all the way up to the Altair Bridge, and we got to see and smell a lot of skunk cabbage along the road a bit south of the ranger station. We also saw that the river had had a wild winter. Huge logs had been tossed about and new channels cut. A section of the trail was under water.

It was too early for trilliums, fawn lilies or the little violets, but the trail was in good shape. We're hoping to get back soon as spring progresses.
























Keywords: elwha, spring