We are going in and around the Olympic National Forest and the Puget Sound. Around Hamma Hamma Recreational area we started to see the oyster beds with huge piles of oyster shells stacked up.
Pleasant Harbor Marina Resort was really big and looked nice. It was close to Dosewallips State Park which appears to be within the Olympic Forest still. We see lots of people walking out in the tidal waters. We assume picking up oysters and clams.
Quilcene seemed the closest to a booming little village. Even had its own version of a recycled sculpture park in a roadside grasslands. Finally, we are seeing a few farms tucked into the valley here.
Port Angeles, WA appears to be the largest town in this area. As we understand it, cruise ships stop here.
Cute downtown but we didn't stop other than to take photos
Lots of beautiful wall murals
 
Federal Building downtown
Anyone besides me remember these shoes and the foot X-Ray Machine? OMG!
“A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems.”
“During his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million. Many persons of wealth have contributed to charity, but Carnegie was perhaps the first to state publicly that the rich have a moral obligation to give away their fortunes.” We have seen them all over the USA and Europe as well...
Lovely Federal style Courthouse which was now part of a University
Just saw our first good view of Mt Rainer peaking between the sky and clouds. Lake Crescent was breathtakingly beautiful and serene, we are guessing that we aren’t seeing smaller boaters because of the wave chop. These mountains are enveloping us so, that not only do we have no cell service, but even Sirius radio can’t find us.
Our Misty Valley Inn Bed & Breakfast is tucked into a short valley by one of the mountains here. It’s a step back in time with the gardens & the 90’s? decor, but it’s clean, homey with hand-baked treats and a hot tub. Lovely!
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| The front yard of our Charming B & B Misty Lodge |
Leaving Seattle we were in bumper to bumper traffic until we hit the state capital at Olympia. We are back in boreal forests again with hints of tidal water areas. So far, the day is overcast and cool; but as we have discovered in the NW, give it a minute and it can change. There are patches of blue skies peeking through the cloud layer. Lots of choices of Native American Casino/Resorts up this way. You can gamble your way down the coast if the beautiful forests and backwaters aren’t enough for you.
 Misty Lodge Inn, Forks, WA |
 The back deck with hot tub down below...WOW!!! |
The view of the mountains behind them
After Jim, the owner advised us on dinner choices and sightseeing tomorrow, we took off for an early dinner at the Queleute Reservation’s River’s Edge Restaurant
Their Cemetery which we didn't attempt to see
The locals place run by this particular tribe...pretty much what you would expect...
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| The view out the restaurant window |
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Mike went outside walking to get more views of this bay here |
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| Their marina...can't imagine how cold it is here in the winter???
Pretty poor looking homes but they have a school, Senior citizen building, a Community Center and health facilities. I can’t imagine how quiet it must be in winter. Oh, but the views all around even on an overcast night are mystical and magical...what a spectacular country we live in!
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| As we have traveled, we have seen the massive number of Native Americans who have fought and died for the USA. Reminding us of how badly we have treated them overall...SAD & EMBARRASSING!!! |
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| Another cool totem...love the whale, otter and wolf??? |
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| When you are at a loss for a name, "SOLID FRICKIN' BEER"
Mike is standing by their bar, such as it is. Solid Frickin Beer. What more do you need? They had an Oregon Pinot Nior as it so happens...Divine! This place was a riot. They ran out of salmon by 7 pm. The two waitresses and cooks were all yelling back and forth at one another. When we were finally seated, it still took awhile before they got to us. Obviously, this is late dining here. The waitstaff were funny, so I can put up with a lot. (If they start yelling, “Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Pepsi, Pepsi, No Coke. ” I’m going to wet myself.) This reservation does a fishing, logging and resort camping business along with this tiny restaurant.
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On the way to Rialto Beach Sublime view even overcast... |
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| Such a lush, dense forest |
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| Lots of wetlands among these forests |
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| Some of this coastline reminded us of the Northern Irish Coast...beautiful, mystical and obviously, harsh during storms...
We haven’t seen this thick and lush of a rainforest since Costa Rica except they didn’t have this type of massive trees and vegetation. The road opened up to Hole in the Wall at Rialto Beach shrouded in mists.
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| We take signage photos to help us remember where we are |
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| What forces of nature, wind and sea can produce!!! |
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| For my artistic friends and family, if you see a photo that inspires you, please feel free to use it |
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| I couldn't resist trying different filters especially since it was overcast |
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| Lots of walkers braving the mist and winds |
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| Trying to take a photograph to give you the sense of how massive these dead trees were...if they are part of a state or national park, you couldn't take them...they must be left to naturally decay |
Met the darling young sculptor of these rock totems
Maanit from Sammamish, WA across the bay was our totem rock builder this evening.
Reminding us a bit of Ireland’s North Coast. The huge logs washed up are caused by their strong North Coast storms or earthquakes that can cause tsunamis here too.
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| I let Mike do the hard walking and climbing since my lungs weren't quite up to it with my upper respiratory infection |
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| When you looked back into the forest, here is the view you would see since it is right by the coast |
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| Fatty Smith"s ...made Mike turn around so we could get this photo...Made us laugh!!! |
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| Took this photo for Mike's sisters since it reminded Mike of all the family vacations, his mom cooked them breakfast on their old Coleman stove
Discovery Bay was happening with Fatty Smiths and tie dyes beside Sasquatch; plus multiple cannabis shops in tiny log cabins or antique train cars. (Think we found where some of the 70’s hippies landed.
Check out Sasquatch is really popular up here!!!
Among the worn out cabins by the side of the road are hidden these fancy resorts like World Mark at Discovery Bay. So far, 101 south has gone every direction, but south; as it works it way around all the mountains and bodies of water. In particular the Sol Duc River which we have lost count how many times we have crossed over it.
This Sasquatch was holding a flag, not sure what this building was used for?
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A few wineries are beginning to show up too. Blym had a couple beautiful Jamestown S’klallam Tribal buildings and a resort overlooking the bay here with a fantastic, but tiny art gallery with very reasonable prices.
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| They had gorgeous cultural building with lovely restrooms and Tribal information about their tribe and the other coastal tribes. |
He is saying "xWelcome!!!"
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| Beautiful Community Center and Art Gallery |
As we proceeded down the road, we saw their beautiful 7 Cedars Casino. As Mike said, that they must have a good money manager and someone with a wonderful aesthetic sense since all their buildings had a lovely artistic quality to them instead of the usual tackiness. It’s close to the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
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