Mature salmon returning to the rivers that feed Lake Washington pass by the viewing window at Chittenden Locks |
0.5 mile trail to the beach |
Beach stones |
Driftwood window looking over a pond where two boys were skipping stones. A large sea stack is seen in the distance. |
Father and son walking on Ruby Beach |
Sea stacks |
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Our campsite at Kalaloch |
Flowers outside of the Kalaloch Lodge, which overlooks Kalaloch Creek flowing into the Pacific Ocean |
Anemones and sea stars exposed from the water at low tide |
Fog enshrouds the Pacific coast |
Self-guided forest walk through an old growth section of the Hoh Rain Forest. Situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Olympic Mountains, this temperate rain forest receives on average 150 inches of rain a year. |