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Seven Lakes Basin

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Seven Lakes Basin is a formerly-glaciated mountain lake basin located at the headwaters of the Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park. A hiking trail to the basin is 19 miles (31 km) round trip with about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of elevation gain. The loop trail starts by following the Sol Duc River near Sol Duc Hot Springs, traversing south past Sol Duc Falls before beginning a rapid elevation gain to eventually arrive at the High Divide separating the Hoh River valley from the Sol Duc valley, with views across the Hoh Valley to Mt. Olympus to the south. While the basin itself in late summer is a barren rocky landscape, it is surrounded by high elevation old-growth forest and alpine meadows lush with wildflowers and wild blueberries. Despite the name, Seven Lakes Basin, there are actually eight small lakes and numerous tiny ponds in the area. These lakes are Sol Duc, Long, Lunch, Morgenroth, No Name, Clear, Round, and Lake No. 8. The largest lake is Sol Duc and the smallest is Morgenroth. Other subalpine lakes encountered along this loop trail below the High Divide which are not considered part of "seven lakes" include Heart Lake and Deer Lake. Heart Lake gets its name from its distinctive heart-like shape. Black Bear, marmots, black-tailed deer and Olympic Elk are common in this area. Fishing is a popular activity in the area, although there are no fish in Heart Lake and several of the other smaller lakes in the basin.

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Eagle Ranger Station
Eagle Ranger Station

The Eagle Ranger Station, also known as the Eagle Guard Station and presently known as the Sol Duc Ranger Station, is a complex of three buildings built in the 1930s in what would become Olympic National Park. The primary structures were built by the U.S. Forest Service in what was at the time the Olympic National Forest., While the main residence was built by the USFS, the generating plant and landscaping were built by the National Park Service using labor provided by the Civilian Conservation Corps.The ranger station residence was built in 1936, using wood-frame construction. The 1+1⁄2-story house is a simple gabled structure with an asymmetrically placed porch framed in timbers. The residence is clad in large singles. A large window on the front elevation is divided in the middle by a heavy mullion, with transoms over both units and twelve lights divided by small muntins. Other windows are six-over-six double-hung sashes Rustic shutters with pine-tree cutouts frame the windows, echoing the USFS pine tree symbol. The house is consistent with the Forest Service's standard construction style, incorporating features of bungalow and rustic construction.The garage was also built in 1936. The one-story structure is of wood-frame construction and is clad in shingles The 1940 generator house was built by the CCC. The one-story frame structure is capped with a hipped roof and topped by a cupola. It lies about 50 feet (15 m) to the east of the residence.The Eagle Ranger Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 2007.