Olympic Peninsula
May 23-25, 2008

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Our Olympic Peninsula Trip Starting at the Upper Elwha on the Glines Canyon Dam (Photo by Holly) Learning about the Glines Canyon Dam. Whoa. There's that drop! (Photo by Holly) The dam formed Lake Mills. (Photo by Sarah)
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Lake Mills. The ubiquity of Scotch broom. Taking water samples in Lake Mills. To Lake Sutherland, formerly attached to Lake Crescent but with very different current conditions. Taking samples at Sutherland. To the Lyre River, the only outlet of Lake Crescent. We learned about Beardsley Trout.
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Lyre River. Lake Crescent. Lake Crescent. Relaxing by Lake Crescent. (Photo by Sarah) Lake Crescent. (Photo by Sarah) Lake Crescent. (Photo by Holly)
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Taking water samples at Lake Crescent. Taking water samples at Lake Crescent. The amazing blue of the oligotrophic lake. Barnes River, where most of the water enters Lake Crescent. Our 6am date with the Pacific Ocean. Learning about monitoring at Olympic National Park.