Been away for a couple of days on an actual vacation (as opposed to a band trip) to the Washington coast - Had a great time, driving the Subaru on curvy seaside and mountain roads was fun too.
This is Lake Quinault Lodge, located on it's namesake, a beautiful place for a visit, built in 1926
A few miles to the north you're on the coast, with giant driftwood logs scattered around like dinosaur bones on a typical rainy, windy day.
Later in the day after rounding to the north side of the peninsula the weather had changed for the better,
this Lake Crescent, carved by a glacier it's about 600 feet deep.
The next day we travelled along the northern edge of the peninsula following the Strait of Juan de Fuca stopping a couple times to shoot
Eventually we got to Cape Flattery, the most Northwestern point in the contiguous United States, you can walk to the point, which becomes a narrow tongue of land with very dramatic views.
The path
Looking south
And north, here you can see how the waves have made enormous caves in the rock.
And due west, that's Tatoosh Rock, note the Lighthouse.
The actual northwestern most point is this small tree
Next day found us atop Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains (elev 5,240)
Some of the mountains are shadowed and don't get nearly as much precip as others as you can see.
Lunch on the Subaru's tailgate with my gf Alison.
And the next day found us climbing on these gun enplacements that faced out into the Strait, originally the held 6" guns and were part of a series along the Washington and British Columbia coasts
And the lovely Marymere Falls, near Lk Crescent
And of course the gratuitous Subaru shot
