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High Divide Backpacking Trip

I took my little brother Josh backpacking for 4 days to the Olympic National Park this last weekend to hike the High Divide Loop trail. The High Divide Loop trail is gorgeous and a lot of fun, and if you ever get an opportunity you should try it out. At 18.7 miles and a fair bit of elevation gain, the High Divide is a moderately difficult hike depending on how many days you do it in. Josh and I stayed at Sol Duc Falls the first night (.8 miles in), Lunch Lake the second night, and at Sol Duc Park our final night. Pictures and video of the trip are below.

Josh and I made the video below at the trailhead before we left:

Video of the Sol Duc Falls camping area.

We stopped off at Deer Lake to eat some snacks:

Pictures of Lunch Lake on the High Divide Loop:

New Backpacking Gear

Short video of the new gear I picked up on Amazon recently. It all worked pretty well on our camping trip.

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Joel’s New Phone Number

Due to my iPhone’s poor service and dropped calls, I am now using a new phone system.

My phone number is (206) 651-5675.

The new number is a Google Voice phone that rings both my iPhone and my Skype account. My old iPhone number will continue to work, but I may eventually cancel my iPhone altogether so it would be best if you switched over now.

Skype Payments System is Obnoxious

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