Michael visited from Singapore for a counterclockwise extended weekend spin around the Olympic Peninsula. After heading across Puget Sound from Seattle, we checked out the historic logging town of Port Gamble, the expansive beaches and bluff-side trails of Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Makah Indian Reservation town of Neah Bay, the beautiful wooded trail out to the continental US’s northwest-most point at Cape Flattery, the small town festivities at Forks centered around the recent release of the teenage vampire movie “Twilight” (which was supposed to be based in Forks), and the Pacific Ocean’s power at Third Beach and Giant’s Graveyard.
Historic main street shops of Port Gamble (photo by Michael)
Dungeness Recreation Area bluff trail above Strait of Juan de Fuca beach
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge beach and rainbow over Strait of Juan de Fuca
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge beach
Commercial fishing boats at Neah Bay Marina on Cape Flattery (photo by Michael)
Cape Flattery Trail overlook view of cove with wildlife and seastacks in the Pacific Ocean
Wooden boardwalks along Cape Flattery Trail in the misty forest (photo by Michael)
Cape Flattery Trail overlooking coves, pounding waves, and sea caves on the north side
Tatoosh Island lighthouse, viewed from the tip of Cape Flattery
Michael “stranded” on a rock at Third Beach south of La Push
The Giant’s Graveyard of Pacific Ocean seastacks, viewed from Third Beach