Coastal Fog
We woke to a very foggy morning. After our usual coffee and breakfast, we headed up Highway 101 about 10 minutes to Ruby Beach. It was low tide and a perfect day for checking out the tide pools. It was sunny about 5 miles inland but the mist and fog was perfect for exploring the beach and tide pools. I took a lot of pictures and my phone kept giving me a message to clean my lense, but the issue was fog – not dust or dirt.
Tide Pools
we walked out into the low tide area and were amazed at the sea creatures and plants we saw. I have never seen so many starfish in my life. And the sea and mines wer so beautiful!
After several hours of walking the beach, we headed to La Push to chexk out a couple other beaches. The sun burned thru the fog but the beaches were equally as beautiful. La Push is a little further north on the western Olympic Peninsula and is the main settlement of the Quileute Indian Reservation, It also has sea stracks and tide pools. It is near the cool town of Forks, Washington which was the setting for the Twilight Series. We enjoyed comparing Forks Maine with Forks, Washington. with the woman at the Visitor Center. She has had other folks from Maine talk about Forks,, Maine as well. It seems that everywhere we go, people are very impressed that we are from Maine. They think of it as a magical place. (We do too). It is definately a great conversation starter. When poeple see our Maine Liscense Plate or Joh’s UMaine sweatshirt he wears almost everyday, they usyally have something positive to say about Maine.
Another Spectacular Sunset
We haeaded home after a full day and after supper, sat outside our camper and witnessed another spectaular sunset. We are not sure where the rainy days of the Pacific Northwest are, but we are not coplaining! Tonight is our last day at this camprgound but, thankfully, not our last night at Olympic National Park. Tomorrow we head to the Elwha Valley where we hope to visit Cresent Lake and Hurricane Ridge.
