Sea Stacks

Friday, August 19, 2011

What a gorgeous day. Today was a slow day that we all enjoyed. After checking out a fishing spot for a while with no luck, we went into Forks, a small town on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula. Somehow famous for “Twilight”, but I’m not sure if the movie was set there. Lots of the shops use Twilight in their name, and there is a Twilight Tour that is popular. Knowing nothing about the movie, Twilight doesn’t do much for me. We stopped at the grocery and hardware store, side by side and open to each other with a small amount of clothing in between. Typical small town.  You should have seen the prices for produce! $3.79 for one avocado! Needless to say, they kept all they had.

We then went back towards the campground, but went on out to the end of the road at Rialto Beach. It is a beautiful beach, but was covered by a layer of fog, and a very cold wind was howling. We ate a late lunch there and took a few pictures. The driftwood logs there are gigantic!

Then fishing was calling again. Still no luck, but nice to try. Those not trying their luck were just as happy to sit and read.

Barney fly fishing in the river.

Fred and Barney both at it.

In a fog.

Coming out of the fog.

We meandered back to the beach, and were really amazed at the view. The fog had not totally lifted, but was far enough off shore that we could see the sea stacks all around. We could see across the river to the town of LaPush off and on while the fog kept rolling through. The large stacks would also hide themselves in the fog for a while. Then we could see the top of one farther out in the fog bank. We stayed out there for a while, but didn’t stay to see the sunset because we thought it would just be hidden behind the fog.

Went back to the campground and roasted marshmallows around the campfire before turning in. It was a very good day.