From Victoria we took the ferry to Port Angeles - a good way to bypass Vancouver and Seattle and travel the beautiful Olympic peninsula instead.
About an hour past Port Angeles we saw a sign for the Olympic Discovery Trail so we stopped to have a look and stretch our legs. Although it was in the middle of nowhere the trail was actually paved. We thought it was a loop but it never seemed to loop so eventually we turned around and went back the way we came. That was a good choice since it turns out the whole trail is 125 miles long, although it's not all completed.
We found a nice restaurant in Aberdeen (Redeviva) for supper and then camped at Twin Harbours State Park on the coast. I always enjoy watching the Sanderlings run around in the surf.
After our morning walk on the beach we stopped at Elixir for coffee with nice views of the water. Our next stop was at the Wallapa Wildlife Refuge where we walked the Art Trail and the Cutthroat Climb loop.
The new growth is so green this time of year.
When we were leaving we passed two older ladies with binoculars, birders, I assume. They saw my camera and asked if we'd found anything. I said, "Yes, beetles, and slugs, and millipedes, ...". I could tell that wasn't what they would consider good finds! But to me, all Darwin's creatures are wonderful.
Even the bark and the moss is fascinating.
I even found a few reflections :-)
The next night we stayed at a favorite spot, the Astoria Cannery Pier Hotel and ate at another favorite, the Bridgewater Bistro.
See also Shelley's post
See all 28 photos
About an hour past Port Angeles we saw a sign for the Olympic Discovery Trail so we stopped to have a look and stretch our legs. Although it was in the middle of nowhere the trail was actually paved. We thought it was a loop but it never seemed to loop so eventually we turned around and went back the way we came. That was a good choice since it turns out the whole trail is 125 miles long, although it's not all completed.
We found a nice restaurant in Aberdeen (Redeviva) for supper and then camped at Twin Harbours State Park on the coast. I always enjoy watching the Sanderlings run around in the surf.
After our morning walk on the beach we stopped at Elixir for coffee with nice views of the water. Our next stop was at the Wallapa Wildlife Refuge where we walked the Art Trail and the Cutthroat Climb loop.
The new growth is so green this time of year.
When we were leaving we passed two older ladies with binoculars, birders, I assume. They saw my camera and asked if we'd found anything. I said, "Yes, beetles, and slugs, and millipedes, ...". I could tell that wasn't what they would consider good finds! But to me, all Darwin's creatures are wonderful.
Even the bark and the moss is fascinating.
I even found a few reflections :-)
The next night we stayed at a favorite spot, the Astoria Cannery Pier Hotel and ate at another favorite, the Bridgewater Bistro.
See also Shelley's post
See all 28 photos
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