Lake Crescent is amazing. Its crystal clear water sparkles with colors ranging from the deepest sapphire blue to turquoise. It is Olympic National Park’s largest lake and Washington’s second-deepest lake. Even though its size doesn’t match Lake Tahoe or Crater Lake, it is just as beautiful as, or, for me, more beautiful. Location From Port Angeles, […]
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Hurricane Ridge is the easiest place in Olympic National Park for most people to visit. It is located about eighteen miles south of Port Angeles, which has an airport and most of the area’s hotels. Olympic National Park is divided into two sections: the main park and the coastline. Both are part of the park.
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I have been hearing about the Olympic Rain Shadow for about fifteen years. The Olympic Mountains get lots of rain, so much rain that I could never consider living there. Not willing to live there also holds for Seattle, Tacoma, and almost all of western Washington. As a side note, even though I am grouping
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Fort Worden shouldn’t be mentioned without mentioning its sister forts. Fort Worden, Fort Casey, and Fort Flagler were linked together as if they were one fort. This was because they all had one task. They created a crossfire that defended Puget Sound from a Naval attack. These forts, all acted as one, even though miles
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In 1890, the people of Port Townsend hoped it would be the New York of the West Coast. It was already an ideal port with a vibrant waterfront. In 1890, Port Townsend was the first port on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Strait of Juan de Fuca was easy to navigate, even by
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