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...
Sequim
We set out to go to the Irrigation Festival in downtown Sequim to see what that was all about but got sidetracked. Sidetracked by the Sequim Log Festival. Who knew? First we went to the marina to walk around...
Striped Peak Hike
Salt Creek Recreation Area began life as a harbor defense military base named Camp Hayden, built between 1942 and 1945. Remnants of Camp Hayden remain throughout the park and we passed several. Camp Hayden consists of two large concrete bunkers,...
Dungeness Spit Hike
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is huge at 96 miles long. Dungeness Spit is a sand spit jutting out approximately 5 miles from the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula into the strait. It is the longest natural sand spit in the...
Olympic Discovery Trail Spruce Railroad
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...
Heart O’the Hills Hike
Just inside the Hurricane Ridge entrance booth to Olympic National Park we did a short hike on a cool spring day. The Heart O’the Hills Trail starts inside the campground and goes out and back. Our hike was pretty...
Olympic Discovery Trail to Elwha River
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...
Marymere Falls Hike
Marymere Falls hike is an easy, less than 2 mile hike by Lake Crescent in Washington. We were coming from Forks and stopped here to do a quick hike and stretch. It was a cool, foggy day which is...
Second Beach
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...
Rialto Beach
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...