Elwah River - Being reclaimed by nature, after the removal of two dams.


Elwha
The Elwha




The road is our trail - here we pass a single Foxglove



tree
More mossy trees along the Elwha



river
A bend in the Elwha and a logjam, leading to the main road  wash out




campground
The silted-in campground, where the newly-freed Elwha took out the campground, the trail, and the access road



Surveying the damage




A new branch of the Elwha through what was once a campground trail



tree umbrella
We had intermittent showers - here the tree serves as our umbrella



downstream
The view downstream from a bridge over the Elwha

upstream
And looking upstream - you can tell the water is glacier-fed




waterfall
A small waterfall



Interesting roots on a fallen tree



Moss and fern growth on the trees and stumps



Fern-filled forest floor




resting at ranger station
On the way back, some of us rested at the Ranger Station





A team inventorying the fish in the Alwha creeks.  They stun the fish with an electric charge, so they then can be netted




Some of their collected samples