A day of rain, following a rather long and wildfire-promoting dry spell, gave way to areas of stratus and fractostratus brushing the mountainsides of the northern Olympics. Having been choked in smoke as recently as earlier the same Sunday, these mountains and their inhabitants welcomed the rejuvenating moisture, with drizzle still falling at the late-afternoon hour of this shot. The Elwha River is a rarity in the contiguous U.S.—a northward-flowing stream from source to sea—and in its heyday, a great salmon fishery. During times of flood, it delivered these rocks and logs from the higher elevations in the distance.
2 SSE Elwha WA (28 Aug 16) Looking SW
48.0408, -123.5905