On June 10th we moved to the Escapees Evergreen Coho Park in Chimacum for the remainder of the month. This well managed SKP park, located on the northeast side of the Olympic Peninsula, is quiet and has an active community. This location gives us easy access to the north entrances of Olympic National Park as well as the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a major shipping entrance to the Puget Sound.
NAVAL UNDERSEA MUSEUM
After church we stopped in Keyport which is home to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. On the base is an interesting free museum dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting navel undersea history and science. This museum has indoor and outdoor displays of submarines, torpedoes, diving and salvage.
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| Torpedoes of past and present are on display. |
FORKS TIMBER MUSEUM LOGGING TOUR
Every Wednesday, the Forks Timber Museum in Forks, sponsors a three hour tour featuring logging and milling operations in the area. After boarding a van, a volunteer guide drove us into the forest to observe active logging operations as they thin, manage and harvest the trees. We visited a mill that produces cedar shake shingles. The tour ended with a drive on forest roads to understand their construction and learn about the various types of plants and trees.
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| This equipment cuts trees and strips the branches and bark from it. |
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| This equipment gathers harvested logs. |
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| Land Snail |
RIALTO BEACH
After our logging tour we drove west to the coast for a picnic lunch and walk on the scenic Rialto Beach. Rialto Beach is a part of the Olympic National Park and is adjacent to the Quileute Indian village of LaPush.
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| Driftwood is plentiful. |
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| Hole-In-The-Wall |
EXPLORING THE NORTHWEST COAST
Friday we took the Washington 112, Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway and the Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway to Cape Flattery. Cape Flattery is the farthest north and farthest west point in the continental United States. The Cape is on Makah tribal lands so we were required to purchase a recreation pass in Neah Bay Indian village in order to access the hike to the Cape. Eight miles beyond Neah Bay is the trail head for the spectacular .7 mile hike to Cape Flattery.
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| Sail and Seal Rocks on the Strait of Juan de Fuca |
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| The first of four observation decks at the Cape. |
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| Standing on the most northwestern point in the lower 48. |
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| Tatoosh Island and lighthouse and Vancouver Island are easily spotted from here. |
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| Tatoosh Island and Lighthouse |
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