Olympic Wilderness | North Western Images

Olympic National Park in Northwestern Washington State contains several distinctly different wonderlands.

The rain forest, glaciated peaks

Mount Olympus, Olympic Wilderness

and the Pacific coast.

The Olympic beaches are some of the wildest most rugged beaches in the lower 48. I have visited and slept on these beaches many times. There is something truly magical about the ocean.

Last week I spied a window of nice weather forecast for the coast and headed over. I was not disappointed!

Evening light

Lines in the sand

Sunset through the Arch

Arch aglow

Point of the Arches

Evening Light

Point of the Arches Sunrise

I recently embarked on a trip from my home in Sedro Woolley to my favorite coastal hike and camping spot at Point of the Arches, in Olympic National Park. It’s a long way, maybe 9 hours from start to camp site, and one of the beautiful legs of the sojourn is a ferry ride from Coupeville to Port Townsend. I booked my spot on the Ferry and arrived just as the sunrise was happening.