IdWe went hiking and picnicking in the Quinault Rain Forest amid all the mosses and fearns and enourmous Sitka Spruce. So quiet, so peaceful. We returned ti the village to the laundermat. As we are sitting outside waiting for the clothes a woman gets out of pickup and comes to us saying, did you see that? She pointed to where she had just seen a black bear cross the road from the hiking trail. We missed it. Thebbear had moved on. We are enjoying the view from our front porch of this lovely lake surrounded by forest and mountains. Very pretty. We will have dinner at a place that makes fresh caught salmon a dozen different ways. Tomorrow we will start a stretch of camping in the park. I think I am going to keep my bear spray near.