This week we head to Olympic Peninsula, where Olympic National Park is located, and visit Hold in the Wall near Rialto Beach. This is not to be confused with the other Hold in the Wall located on Vancouver Island in Canada #513131. This is more of a walk than a hike, as the whole path / trail is just walking along the beach by the sea. It is an easy 5km out-and-back walk with no elevation gain, but walking on loose pebble the entire way. We visited in May 2022, so the weather was still relatively cold and windy. The waves were pretty big on the day we visited. We eventually reach an area with lots of large rocks. There indeed was a big hole in one of the large stone wall. As we reached the hole, we saw many living things in tidepools on the rock surfaces. Kids had fun finding and observing wild sea/beach creatures.

Sign indicating that we were entering Olympic National Park

Driving to the parking lot. The trailhead starts at Rialto Beach.

We started walking towards the beach.

Pacific Ocean. The real deal "so damn big, other side is Asia" Pacific Ocean; not the narrow Strait of Georgia or tiny Howe Sound you usually see in my other posts.

We head north towards the far away rock walls.

A guy was trying to fish even with these big waves. Very dedicated. Hopefully he had some great catch!

We climbed the log and walked towards the end for fun. Wife snapped a pic when we reached the end.

We continued our walk. This beach is more of a fine pebble / rough sand beach. Not much fine sand here.

We were getting close to the rocks.

Looking back at the way we came.

We reached the rocks. The hole can be barely spotted at the large stone wall ahead.

Getting closer to the hole.

Interestingly shaped large rocks.

About to reach the hole.

Tidepools at the hole holds a lot of lives. Can you spot the hermit crab on top of the giant green anemone?

Mussels in another tidepool. Looks like there was some sort of sea snail in the pool as well.

Hole in the wall seen up close.

We grabbed a hermit crab to show the kids.

Walking back towards the parking lot.

Check out my previous hikes:

1. The Panoramic Views of Panorama Ridge
2. The Golden Larches of Frosty Mountain
3. The Winter Snow of Pump Peak at Mount Seymour
4. Sapphire Waters and Azure Skies of Battle Bluff
5. It Isn't Always Sunshine and Blue Skies
6. The Frozen River and Waterfalls of Maligne Canyon
7. The Amazing Arches of Arches National Park
8. The Bizarre Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park
9. The Magnificent Stones of Zion National Park
10. The Flowing Walls of Lower Antelope Canyon
11. A Glimpse of Hope at the Hope Lookout Trail
12. Turquoise Waters viewed from Sea to Summit Trail
13. The Three Peaks of Mount Seymour
14. The Serene Winter Scene at Dog Mountain
15. Murrin Loop and Jurassic Ridge
16. Yosemite National Park
17. The Bear's Hump at Waterton National Park
18. Views of Okanagan from Pincushion Mountain Trail
19. The Half Frozen Waterfalls at Franklin Falls
20. Hole in the Wall of Vancouver Island
21. Sometimes You Just Get Lucky
22. Winter Wonderland at Alexander Falls
23. Eagle Bluffs
24. Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
25. Admiralty Point
26. Myra Canyon Trail
27. Garabaldi Lake
28. Botanical Beach Loop
29. Wild Pacific Trail Lighthouse Loop
30. Whistler Train Wreck Trail
31. Grouse Grind
32. Crown Mountain
33. Chance Cove Coastal Trail
34. Big Four Ice Caves
35. Stawamus Chief First Peak
36. Four Lakes Trail at Alice Lake Provincial Park
37. Four Lakes Trail Winter Revisit
38. Lindeman Lake Trail
39. Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
40. Steelhead Falls
41. Cascade Falls
42. Dawson Falls
43. Bridal Veil Falls
44. Kay Falls and Bear Creek Falls
45. Lions Bay Loop and Crystal Falls
46. Overlander Falls
47. Flood Falls
48. Marymere Falls
49. Johnston Canyon Lower Falls
50. Elfin Lakes
51. Gold Creek Lower Falls
52. Nairn Falls
53. Lower and Upper Shannon Falls
54. Brandywine Falls
55. Mamquam Falls
56. Cliff Gilker Park Waterfalls
57. Snoqualmie Falls
58. Norvan Falls
59. Niagara Falls and Trestles at Goldstream Park
60. Niagara Falls
61. Ptarmigan Ridge
62. Chain Lakes Trail
63. Cambie Creek Loop
64. Mushrooms of Norvan Falls Trail
65. Cheakamus Lake Trail
66. Panorama Ridge via Helm Creek Trail
67. Saint Mark's Summit
68. West Lion
69. Elk Mountain
70. Quarry Rock
71. Bowen Lookout winter trail
72. Black Tusk and Garabaldi Lake
73. Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park
74. Smoke Bluffs Loop
75. Dog Mountain Autumn Revisit
76. Lake Louise Fairview Lookout Trail
77. Pitt-Addington Marsh
78. Mount Revelstoke National Park
79. Joffre Lakes
80. Crippen Regional Park and Killarney Lake
81. Squamish Estuary Trail
82. Grand Canyon South Rim
83. Kanaka Creek Regional Park
84. Jug Island Beach Trail