Washington Northern Olympic Peninsula

Took our auto on the ferry from seattle to Bainbridge Island.  It is a 30 minute ride and from there drove to Forks on the Olympic Peninsula, which to our surprise is the home of the Twilight series of books/films.  The Peninsula is beautiful and remarkable for the coastal shores on the west and the huge forests or pines and varieties of moss/lichens found because of the precipitation from the pacific. First is Second Beach, a location we hiked over the mountain and down to see.  no development just raw nature at it's most beautiful.  Spent a couple days hiking and then left to drive onto Mount Baker for hiking and skiing with nephew Mikil.  So looking forward to seeing him.  second photo is Lake Crescent in Olympic national park.