Monday, August 24, 2009

A Breathtaking View…

We left early from the RV Park for a day trip to Cape Flatterly.

Map picture

Now, as you can tell from the push pin, Cape Flatterly is the farthest northwest point you can go in the lower 48 states.

To get there we traveled for almost 3 hours through Port Angeles and Neah Bay to the Makah Indian Reservation.

We arrived at the trail head, but before heading out on the half mile hike, we decided to have lunch.  So we brought out the sandwiches, chips, and fruit we packed this morning.  In just a little while, we were ready to head down

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the trail.  Never did I expect what I saw.  As we started our hike,

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the trees and ferns lined the path on both sides and seemed to

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The pathway

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crazy trees.  And, we saw some

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really big trees.  But, the real treat was at the end of the trail, where

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the Strait of Juan de Fuca meets

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the Pacific Ocean.  Breathtaking is all I can say.

Straight across from the tip of Cape Flatterly was

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Tatoosh Island.  And beyond there and through the haze is

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Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

What an awesome day, and one

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we won’t soon forget.

3 comments:

  1. Amazing sights! Know you are loving it there..... we are enjoying it with you!

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  2. Gosh I am really having fun with you guys...I don't know when I have seen such beauty. I am just worn out from the walk down to the beach.

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  3. Wow! Putting that on my "to do" list!

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