OZETTE, Clallam County — Alone in the coastal forest of Olympic National Park, I kept hearing footsteps. Who was following me? I’d stop to listen, hear nothing, then start walking and I’d hear those ...
Nine miles of hiking ... sea level most of the way ... three days to do it. Sounds like an easy backpack trip on Washington's Ozette coast. But it's not. Hopping over or diving under Sitka spruce ...