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Our last stop in America was a visit to Deception Pass Bridge. We hiked down the side of the mountain to get a closer look at the tide pools at the bottom, and on the way back to our car, we were treated with an up close view of sea otters playing and a bald eagle enjoying the view! Now, off to Canada!
We made sure to visit Ruby Beach before we headed away from the Washington Coast. We went during high tide so we didn’t get the opportunity to check out the tide pools, but we still had an amazing time making our way over the drift wood and looking for keepsake rocks. After a few days of rain, it was nice to enjoy a nice afternoon at the beach!
As fate would have it, Sean found a perfectly intact sand dollar at Tree of Life beach yesterday! Now we both have our very own sea treasures to take home with us!
The second beach we visited yesterday was beach no. 2 also known as the Tree of Life beach. As it turns out, the best way to access this beach was right from our campground! Nestled between two lookouts, the tree of life has a stream flow from behind it, down to the ocean. Ironically, this beach also had thousands of dead crab and mussel shells covering the beach each morning, as this was a favorite spot for local birds to catch their breakfast. The perfect blend of extreme life and extreme death made this beach a memorable one to visit.
This morning, Sean and I woke up early in order to visit as many beaches on the Washington coast as possible. We kicked off our day by visiting Kalaloch Beach (aka beach #4) at the recommendation of some friends we made the day before. I’ve never seen such a colorful sunrise before, and it was a unique experience watching locals beach fish. What makes this beach super unique, is the tectonic plates that perfectly formed a beach ramp down to the sand. While it took a little more effort to get to and from this beach, the view at sunrise made it all worth it!
One more from yesterday’s rain forest hikes! This one, the Quinault Rain Forest, took us about five hours to hike in full but was totally worth it. We came across multiple waterfalls, wildlife (there are cougars!), and the world’s tallest Douglas fur tree. If hiking isn’t your thing, still stop by if you’re in the area, as there’s a 30 mile loop that you can drive through to explore as well!
Our first time exploring America’s rain forests, and we’re definitely not disappointed! Everything is so green and so full of life. Best of all, the trails start at just .3 mile loops, and go up to 7 mile trails. Explore just one, or them all. There’s something to see on all of them!
Turns out there’s no WiFi in the rainforest. Who’d of thought! 💁🏼‍♀️While making our way up the Washington coast, we backpacked through two of Washington’s four rain forests. With it already raining, it was the perfect day to explore by ourselves, come across some awesome wild elk, and take in nature. Now, we have a quick moment of WiFi before heading off the grid again.
Had to double up and add another photo from last night’s sunset, because how can you not!?! The view, the colors, and the awesome people we met there, it was the perfect night to check out the Astoria Column!