A Couple of Pictures from Port Angeles

I really wanted to get some spectacular shots on the way to Port Angeles. However, even though it was sunny, it was cold and windy and I took this through the windshield of the car. Not fabulous but it’ll have to do. This is the view when you drive down into the Discovery Bay valley. The scenery is wonderful; however, zipping along in a vehicle is probably not the way to get the best pictures!

Driftwood at Ediz Hook

There is a spit of land in Port Angeles called the Ediz Hook. It’s more than three miles long and it protects the Port Angeles Harbor (which is the pacific northwest’s deepest harbor). Back in the mid-nineteenth century the people would burn driftwood at the very end to provide light for the ships that came into the harbor. President Abraham Lincoln eventually authorized the construction of a lighthouse. The lighthouse is no longer there – I think I read somewhere that it was sold and moved and is presently a private home.

The Ediz Hook is a very busy tourist attraction during the summer months. On a clear day you can see Victoria, British Columbia. We drove out there to see if I could get some good photos but it was just a bit too cloudy for good shots of Victoria. Here are a couple of pictures of the driftwood that is strewn along the beach there. As I made my way down to the shore, I noticed that somebody had stacked little stones upon the rocks. I don’t know how long they’ve been there. But it was kind of neat, I thought, so I took a picture.

Then, as we were driving back, I took these pictures of the view of Port Angeles from the Hook. Doesn’t look like the busy town that actually it is. Really, none of these pictures do justice to the actual landscapes. Oh well.

I’ve come to the conclusion that, unless you’re a pro, it’s hard to translate the beauty of the Olympic Peninsula in a simple photograph. Guess you just have to see it to believe it.

In any case, it was a great trip!