Wineries and Sol Duc Hotsprings

The northern Olympic peninsula has a bunch of local wineries. Four of these wineries were in our area. We visited them on the way to the afternoon destination, Sol Duc Hotsprings. The first one we found was just a little house without vineyards. As it turns out, the climate is too cold and most of the grapes are grown in eastern Washington. The third winery we visited was a small family operation who produced mostly fruit wines. Who would have ever thought Rhubarb wine would taste good? It was pretty good, though. Then again, this was the third winery and my tastebuds may have been under the influence. Anyway, we drove past crescent lake in the national park. It was beautiful and supposedly over 640ft deep! Late in the afternoon, we stopped at the Sol Duc Hotsprings, also in the park. It was definetly a natural hotspring pool. You could smell it before you saw it. Sulfur-y. It was a busy place. We sat in the 106 degree pool for a while and then hit the road back to the RV (but not before we washed off the sulfur smell :). These photos are of a salmon creek off the road to the hotsprings. We were all alone and it was very peaceful.