On the Edge of the Continent

Had a great time in Olympic National Park last weekend. So amazing there!

Stayed at Kalaloch Lodge, which is pretty much right on the ocean.

And all night each night we heard a chorus of frogs in Kalaloch Creek.
Made a little recording; thought it'd be fun to mix in some photos from the nearby beach... Please enjoy!


Did a little hiking in the Hoh Rain Forest.

Very interesting to see it in sunlight--quite different from our last visit!



One difference Emily especially liked: banana slugs were out this time!

We also saw an elk, some deer, a few bald eagles, and even what we're pretty sure were a couple of seals! Slugs were by far the easiest to photograph, though...


Back at Kalaloch, there was no way we could pass up having a camp fire & eating dinner on the beach.




Here's a map, if you'd like a clearer idea of where we were:

View 9th Anniversary in a larger map

Those two markers on the upper left are from our last day, when we drove up to Lake Ozette and then did the 9-mile loop over to the beach and back.


Not the easiest beach for walking, but at least it looked okay...

And we got to the westernmost point in the contiguous US, so that's kind of cool.

Interesting boardwalk trails in the forest--pretty damp in there I guess...


What's that? Oh, yes, we did see more banana slugs!


There are a few more pictures from the trip (more slug photos too!) in a set over on Flickr.

Well, I suppose I should finish grading. Cheers, reader.