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gnilma's Hiking Adventures 85 - Hole in the Wall at Olympic Peninsula
1022 sats \ 5 comments \ @gnilma 21h alter_native
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
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150 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 20h
This one is so great. Spent my honeymoon out at Neah Bay and I get back that way whenever I can. What a great part of the world!
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102 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 20h
Nice! I've never been to that part of the peninsula, the most northwestern tip. I agree Olympic Peninsula is a great place. It is absolutely beautiful! I also love it because it has a lot of land but very little population, so not crowded at all.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 19h
Looks like driftwood
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 18h
Where is Driftwood?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LAXITIVA 9h
That ain’t a hole
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