As we were wrapping up the first leg of our retirement tour in Cape Cod we got the call that our son was coming home from his deployment in the military. We took the opportunity to fly out to the Seattle area to visit with him before he has to head back. We also fulfilled a long time dream of seeing the Olympic Mountains on the famous Olympic Peninsula.
We spent 3 wonderful days exploring the high peaks and the ocean beaches. The first hike was an 8 mile out and back to Lake Angeles. The lake was pretty but the views our legs afforded us at the nearby summit area called “The Ledges” were amazing.
Our second hike began at the 5200 foot level outside the Hurricane Ridge Visitors Center. It was closed but the road to it was still open. They are supposed to have 5 to 6 feet of snow up there within the month and that is when they close the road.
Hope the video gives you a sense of what being up in the Olympics is about.
Day 3 found us on the beaches. We visited a park called Dungeness Spit. It is a 5 mile long spit of sand that leads one out to a lighthouse. Not much elevation gain today but the sights were still spectacular.
The “seaweed” in the north Pacific is very different than what we are used to. The pic on the right looked like a sea serpent to us.
