Hurricane Ridge

Dan Evans published an autobiography earlier this year

 

Evans, Washington’s governor and U.S. Senator was known for his commitment to wilderness preservation. On the week of the dedication, Dan Evans – age 91 at that time – hiked through Hurricane Ridge’s Royal Basin, just like he did as a Boy Scout 77 years earlier. “What a glorious spot … it brings back memories of hundreds of hikes and several thousand miles of trails that I have enjoyed in the Olympic Mountains.” Earlier this year, Evans released a book, his memoir: 

What an incredible place and now the core of the entire park is the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness area. It's a delight and a wonderful place to visit.

When I was a kid from Bainbridge Island, I was a leader in our ski club. Bainbridge Island was almost all strawberries in those days, and so our symbol was a strawberry on skis. We came here and skied nearly every weekend.

This is a tremendous location, Olympic National Park. It's a beautiful place and certainly one of my favorite places.

Editor’s Note: Planning a trip to Olympic National Park this summer? Ruby Beach will be closed through mid-September. Also, the Hurricane Ridge Road will be closed Sunday morning, August 7 for the “Ride the Hurricane” bicycling event.

Ralph Munro, host of My Favorite Places

 

ABOUT RALPH MUNRO: My Favorite Places host Ralph Munro was elected Washington’s 13th Secretary of State in 1980 and served five terms. He was born in 1943 in Seattle and spent his childhood on Bainbridge Island. He attended Western Washington University, receiving a B.A. in Education and Political Science. Governor Dan Evans appointed him in 1969 as the State’s first volunteer coordinator. He currently resides on Triple Creek Farm in Thurston County and remains active in election reform and international trade issues.