The Pacific Northwest
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We live on the Olympic Peninsula as we explained in one of our articles. A great deal of the area is the Olympic National Park. The picture on the right was taken by my nephew, Lowell, from Minnesota. It is the Sol Duc Falls located near the Sol Duc Hot Spring in the park. This is located in the mountains near Lake Crescent. We visit the scenic country close to home often with relatives and friends when they come to visit. |
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As I mentioned in previous stories the area we live in is quite beautiful. We never tire of the scenery around us. Much of the Olympic Peninsula belongs to the Olympic National Park. The beauty of the area is enjoyed by all. On the left is a picture of the sea lions at Carroll Island, where we fish for bottom fish, and below is another beautiful Pacific sunset.The top right is Lake Crescent and the lower left is James Island at La Push. Bottom right is a quiet creek in the Hoh Rain Forest. |
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This is our current boat. It is a 1998 model, 20 foot Wooldridge, a custom made aluminum boat made in Seattle. She replaces a 21 Foot Starcraft (below) made in 1972. It was a lot of fun, and now we hope we will be able to make a lot more new memories with this boat. |
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This boat, bought in 1976, served us well on trips to
the San Juan Islands, Hood Canal in Puget Sound. These would be weekend and vacation trips But we also made hundreds of fishing trips at Lapush, Sekiu and Neah Bay. Many times we were caught out in water we would rather have missed out on, but the old Esso-B always got us home. This was a riveted built boat, and the heavy pounding she took over the years caused many rivets to pop. I would repair them and we would go on our way. But on the last trip it was very rough and we ended up with a big four foot split in a midship chine. That was her last day. I felt a little sad when I realized it was time to replace her! |
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At the right, upper left is the sun about to come up behind James Island as we leave the mouth of the river, at La Push for an early morning start for salmon. Upper left is some of the year round resident sealions at Carroll Island. Lower left kayakers are playing in the surf behind James Island because the ocean swells were too big that day. Lower right sunset shows James Island at First Beach, La Push, Washington |
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 Indian dugout canoe at La Push |
 The two Coast Guard boats stationed at La Push |
 Rough water at James Island, La Push |
 Boat coming up Quillayute River, La Push |
 Abbey Island, Ruby Beach
Taken by my nephew, Lowell |
The picture at the left and the four below were taken at low tide at Ruby Beach. This is a beautiful beach located about 25 miles south of Forks, Washington. These pictures were taken at low tide so we were able to cover a lot of ground on the beach. At high tide it is a little difficult to navigate because you have to stay up on the drift wood. Ruby Beach is a favorite of ours, but all of the beaches on the Olympic Peninsula have their own unique characteristics. |
 Ruby Beach, also taken by Lowell |
 Ruby Beach at low tide |
 Ruby Beach |
 Destruction Island as seen from Ruby Beach |
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