Virtual Guidebook to the Olympic Peninsula

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Virtual Guidebook to
The Olympic Peninsula
and Southwest Washington

Table of Contents
(listed from northwest to southeast)

North Edge of the Peninsula: Cape Flattery, Makah Indian Lands (6); The Sol Duc River (1); Lake Crescent (7); Marymere Falls Trail (3); The Elwha River (5); Port Angeles (7); Hurricane Ridge (8)
Northeast Corner: Fort Worden (5); Port Townsend (7); Marrowstone Island (1)
West Side of the Peninsula: La Push and Rialto Beach (6); Hoh Rain Forest - Hall of Mosses (2); Hoh Rain Forest - Spruce Trail (17); The Queets River (4); Quinalt Lake and River (4); The South Olympic Coast (2)
Southwest Washington: Hoquiam and Aberdeen (3); Westport (5); Willapa Bay (7); The Long Beach Peninsula (6); North Shore Lower Columbia (8)

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Complete Listing: listed from northwest to southeast

North Edge of the Olympic Peninsula

Cape Flattery and the Makah Indian Lands

Fogged in at the Cape Flattery observation platform.: Standard Size only
At the mouth of Pilchuk Creek, south of Cape Flattery.: Standard Size only
Makah National Fish Hatchery.: Standard Size only
Fog in the Straits of Juan de Fuca.: Standard Size only
Harbor and launch ramp at Neah Bay, Makah Indian Reservation.: Standard Size only
The harbor at Clallam Bay.: Standard Size only

The Sol Duc River

Sol Duc Falls, from the bridge. (6-26-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Lake Crescent

Ambulance Corner on the shore of Lake Crescent. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
La Poel picnic area on Lake Crescent. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Madrone tree on the south shore of Lake Crescent. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Behind the cabins at Lake Crescent Lodge. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The lakeside lawn at Lake Crescent Lodge. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
In the Lake Crescent Lodge lobby. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
On the dock at Lake Crescent Lodge. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Marymere

Big Douglas fir trees on the nature trail at Marymere. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Western red cedar forest at Marymere. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The top viewpoint at Marymere Falls. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

The Elwha River

Moss-draped bigleaf maples in the Elwha River valley. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
A side channel of the Elwha River. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The Elwha River at the Glines Canyon powerhouse. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River, scheduled for demolition. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Lake Mills, on the Elwha River. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Port Angeles

The Daishowa America pulp mill on Ediz Hook, Port Angeles. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The millpond estuary restoration project. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Near the end of Ediz Hook, Port Angeles harbor. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
City Pier, Port Angeles.: Standard Size only
Cory Ench at work on a mural in Port Angeles.: Standard Size only
Ferry docks for service to Victoria, Port Angeles. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
West First Street at Laurel, enlivened by murals, downtown Port Angeles. (6-27-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Hurricane Ridge

The Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center, Olympic National Park. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
View from the lodge on Hurricane Ridge. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Wildflowers on the Hurricane Ridge Trail. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Views north and south from the Hurricane Ridge Trail. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Flowery hillside on the Obstruction Point Road. (7-30-07): Standard Size only
Near Obstruction Point, southeast of Hurricane Hill. (7-30-07): Standard Size only
Observation platform at the west end of Hurricane Ridge. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
View north to Port Angeles and Victoria from the Hurricane Ridge Road. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Northeast Corner of the Olympic Peninsula

Fort Worden

The parade ground at Fort Worden, officers on one side, enlisted men on the other. (6-28-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Admiralty Inlet from the commanding officer's house at Fort Worden. (6-28-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Point Wilson lighthouse on Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound. (6-28-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Battery Powell (mortars), at Fort Worden. (6-28-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Battery Tolles, looking across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. (6-28-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Port Townsend

The Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend. (6-28-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Uptown Port Townsend, Bartlett House on the bluff above town.: Standard Size only
The fountain at the base of the Taylor Street steps, Port Townsend.: Standard Size only
Water Street, Port Townsend.: Standard Size only
Water and Taylor Streets, Port Townsend.: Standard Size only
Waiting for the Keystone Ferry at Port Townsend. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
On the Keystone Ferry from Port Townsend to Whidbey Island. (7-30-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Marrowstone Island

Battery Rattan at Fort Flagler, above the Marrowstone Light. (6-28-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

West Side of the Olympic Peninsula

La Push and Rialto Beach

Rialto Beach, near La Push. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Looking through the Hole in the Wall at Rialto Beach. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Pinnacle Rocks crowned with Sitka spruce, Rialto Beach. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The harbor breakwater at the Indian town of La Push. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The small craft harbor at La Push. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Beach Three, south of La Push. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

The Hoh Rain Forest - Hall of Mosses Trail

Clearings in the rain forest occur where big trees have fallen. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Moss-hung maples are the highlight of the Hall of Mosses trail. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
To reduce impact the trail is fenced and some sections have been closed. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Some of the big leaf maples are really huge. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Ferns and moss grow most thickly on the deciduous trees, such as these maples. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Fallen logs rot quickly in the rain forest. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Hemlocks often occur in a row where they have grown atop a nurse log. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Clear spring-fed streams lace the rain forest. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

The Hoh Rain Forest - Spruce Nature Trail

Parts of the rain forest are fairly open, with hemlock and spruce. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Sitka spruce has a characteristic flared base. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Near the river grazing by elk keeps the forest floor open. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Alder and Sitka Spruce near the Hoh River. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The wide gravelly Hoh River. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The spruce forest is not as extravagantly mossy as the maple groves. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Vine maples create tunnels of green light under the big spruce trees. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Bigleaf and vine maples, Sitka spruce and western hemlock compose this forest. (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
A colonnade of trees, all established along a now-vanished "nurse log". (7-29-07): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

The Queets River

Clearcut right to the boundary of Olympic National Park, Queets River. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Recently clearcut forest, Queets River. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Giant driftwood and gravel bars on the Queets River. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Huge firs and hemlocks in the Olympic rain forest, Queets River. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Quinalt Lake and River

A tunnel of trees, old growth forest along Highway 101 on the Olympic Peninsula. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Evening on the south shore of Lake Quinalt. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Lake Quinalt Lodge, Roosevelt Room restaurant. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
One of many "world's largest spruce" trees, Lake Quinalt. (6-25-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

The South Olympic Coast

Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park.: Standard Size only
Kalaloch Lodge on the Olympic coast.: Standard Size only

Southwest Washington

Hoquiam and Aberdeen on Grays Harbor

Hoquiam River at Highway 101, Hoquiam. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The deep-sea port of Grays Harbor, between Aberdeen and Hoquiam. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Highway 101 bridges over the Wishkah River, Aberdeen. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Westport

Revetment and groins on Chehalis Point, protecting Westport harbor. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Westport Harbor, charter fishing boat capitol of Washington. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Commerical fishing boats along Float Three, Westport. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The former Westport Coast Guard station, now the Maritime Museum. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Westport Lighthouse, left far inland by coastal accretion. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

Willapa Bay

Cranberry fields and beehives, Grayland. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The historic Tokeland Hotel, on Shoalwater Point, Willapa Bay. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Foxgloves growing wild in a clearcut, east shore of Willapa Bay. (6-23-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The waterfront at South Bend, on the Willapa River. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The impressive Pacific County Courthouse, in South Bend. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The Dungeness and East Point Seafood Company plant in South Bend. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Historic riverfront on the Willapa River, Raymond. (6-24-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

The Long Beach Peninsula

Willapa Bay shoreline at Leadbetter Point. (6-23-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The small boat basin at Nahcotta, on Willapa Bay. (6-23-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Oyster boats and processing plants, Nahcotta. (6-23-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
North Head Lighthouse, near Ilwaco. (6-23-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Cape Disappointment, lighthouse and navigation aids at the mouth of the Columbia. (6-23-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
At the foot of the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. (6-23-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

North Shore of the Lower Columbia River

Point Chinook, Fort Columbia State Park. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Barracks, officers' housing, and Battery Ord at Fort Columbia. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Six inch guns at Battery 246, Fort Columbia. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Battery Murphy at Fort Columbia, guarding the mouth of the river. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
The last (only) covered bridge in Washington, at Grays River. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Dunes on the Columbia River's north shore, Skamokowa Vista Park. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Cathlamet, Washington, on the north shore of the Columbia River. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size
Cathlamet harbor, on the Columbia River. (6-22-02): Standard Size or Fullscreen Size

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