Olympic Park. South Trails.

I love Olympic National Park very much, unfortunately, we visit it too seldom. The south part of the park was not the subject of our attention before at all. So, we decided to correct this situation and spent the last weekend of July hiking in the mountains . . . → Continue reading Olympic Park. South Trails.

Olympic marmots

There are three marmot species in Washington state: yellow-belled, hoary and Olympic. First two I saw many times in different places, but the Olympic marmot was elusive for me, even everybody who visited Hurricane ridge met them. Actually it is the place to meet them. Olympic . . . → Continue reading Olympic marmots

Hurricane Ridge

Hurricane Ridge is a classic place for guest’s excursion.

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Sunny rain forest

It was the same inverted day – beaches were in deep cold fog, but it was sun in rain forest. Rain forest more naturally looks at rainy day, but moss are always beautiful. It is a valley of Hoh river in Olympic park.

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Kalaloch Beach

Olympic peninsula has not only pebble beaches with rocks, but classic sandy ones. Kalaloch Beach – kilometers of pure fine sand.

Pyramids

Whole Ruby beach now covered by little pyramids. They are everywhere, sometimes in really unexpected places.

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All shades of grey

If you are tired of sunny and hot Seattle’s days, go to beaches of Olympic peninsula! Only day should be really hot and sunny, otherwise it would not be any fog on beaches. It is blue sky and sun less then kilometers from sea-side, but on . . . → Continue reading All shades of grey

La Push, werewolves, and Rialto Beach

This May we visited werewolves in La Push.

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Otter fine dining

Not only sea lions love dine in restaurants, otters are also lovers of fine dining.

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Sea lions

La Push sea lions. You can always find them near the seafood restaurant on the bank of La Push inlet. Restaurant throwaway the leavings of huge fishes in the water just behind the building. Lions, otters and seagulls have fine dining here every day.

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