The Sequim Lavender Festival is coming up so we got a head start and did a road ride around that area before it got too busy. The lavender is in season and blooming like crazy EVERYWHERE! This ride started from Robin Hill Farm County Park which is right on the Olympic Discovery Trail. We rode …
We rode the first section of the Olympic Adventure Trail a couple weeks ago and I blogged about it here. The other day we rode the next section from the little community of Joyce. Instead of an out and back we did a loop with a gravel road and some pavement. This was a fantastic …
Our latest version of the Discovery Trail entailed riding east from Sequim through Jamestown S’Kalallum Tribal land to Discovery Bay and back. In 1855, the S’Klallam leaders signed a treaty with the Federal government with the understanding that they would always be able to hunt, fish and gather in their “usual and accustomed” grounds. As …
I know, I know, you’ve read posts about us riding the ODT before. But we’re breaking it into sections and this is a different one. This time we started at Lake Crescent and headed west on the paved path. The beauty is you can pick your distance…just turn around and head back. Our ride started …
Port Angeles, Washington is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Ediz Hook visible across a short span of water. We rode from East Port Angeles out along the hook and back. This ride was along the Discovery Trail and mostly separated from cars on a paved path. The section along the Hook is …
I’ve posted about our rides on the Olympic Discovery Trail before but this is different. This is the Olympic Adventure Trail. It is part of the Discovery Trail only this is all dirt. We started at the small trailhead off 112 just past the Elwha River and rode out and back to just short of …
Sequim, Washington lies within the rain shadow of the mighty Olympic Mountains and on average, receives less than 16 inches of rain a year. It’s nickname is sunny Sequim and it is the lavender capital of North America. It’s a bit early still for lavender, but when it is in bloom we will definitely visit. …
As I said in a previous post, the Olympic Discovery Trail is long. We plan to break it into sections and explore them all since we have time. The other day we drove out to Lake Crescent and rode the section called Spruce Railroad plus extra. This was once a railroad used to haul Sitka …
The Olympic Discovery Trail is a nice gem on the Olympic Peninsula. The trail starts at water’s edge in historic Port Townsend and ends at the Pacific Ocean. We started in Deer Park which is east of Port Angeles and rode west one day. For the most part the Olympic Discovery Trail is a path …