Day tripping

 We loaded Sasha into the truck and took off to explore the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula. Highway 122 runs west from Port Angeles, through Ramapo, Joyce, and Shadow, toward our first destination, Pysht. Pysht turned out to be three buildings and two locked gates, so that didn’t work out. Continuing on west, we reached Clallam Bay, where we turned southwest and took Hwy 101 back east to Port Angeles. A 200 mile circle!

The scenery, however, was impressive, with lots of trees and meandering creeks.

The road to Pysht was posted 25 mph most of its length, so it took us the better part of 2 hours to drive 38 miles! Occasionally we would get a glimpse of the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

It’s Fall here, the weather is cool, and the leaves are beginning to turn colors.

In Clallam Bay, we stopped for a picnic lunch at a city park and a walk on the beach.

Seagulls were in glorious flight….and voice.

Vancouver Island was just visible across the strait.

Back on Hwy 101, we passed by the southern shore of Lake Crescent, a large and beautiful lake that cries for a boat ride!

A quick stop for a Sasha walk gave us a look at some wonderful foliage and flowers.

A good day to take a ride!