Our last beach day in the Forks area turned out to be a glorious sunny day. We drove to La Push and hiked Second Beach. From the parking lot to the beach is only .8 miles but then you can walk pretty far to the south until the waves crash up against the rocky cliff …
Rialto Beach is another pretty popular beach hike on the Olympic Peninsula by Forks because at low tide you get to hike through a hole or passageway in the rock to get to tidepools on the other side. The weather for a few days wasn’t looking great with rain in the forecast but our raincoats …
We are finally n Washington! Most people don’t know where the Olympic Peninsula is so let me explain. The Olympic Peninsula is anchored by the majestic Olympic Mountains and bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north and the Hood Canal to the east. It is …
After leaving our spot at Cape Lookout we continued on 101 heading north to Warrenton where we are camping for a week to check out the area. Our first day was a trip north into Washington to tour Cape Disappointment. We stopped first in Cannon Beach to see Haystack Rock. First some quick facts. Cape …
As I mentioned before, there are so many features along the Oregon coast besides just sand and waves. One day we headed south from camp to check out a couple more coastal formations and we hiked up Cape Perpetua for a stellar view. Devil’s Churn This deep chasm exposes the shoreline’s volcanic history and shows …
Heceta Head was a spot of frequent fishing and hunting by the American Indian tribes that populated the area and is part of the Siuslaw Indians’ traditional lands, known in their language as ɫtúwɪs. Now it’s a tourist attraction. Heceta Head is named for Bruno de Heceta, a Spanish navigator and explorer, who surveyed the Oregon coast …