Earlier this month, Becca and I took both of our moms out for a lovely mellow backpacking trip on the coast. I am typically preoccupied by more mountainous pursuits closer to home, but every time I go the the Olympics I am reminded that I should spend more time there. We left Seattle early Saturday morning and made our way over towards La Push with plenty of time to stop along the way, then hiked in to Scotts Creek, and in the morning enjoyed some tidepooling before heading back by way of the Hoh Rain Forest.
Despite having driven past it countless times, this trip was my first time stopping at Marymere Falls near Lake Crescent - beautiful!
Becca enjoyed looking down at this waterfall that drops straight into the ocean, with Third Beach in the background.
There were plenty of eagles along the beach, including this juvenile Bald Eagle. On a previous trip to the coast, we overheard a woman musing to her companion that the eagles were “defending our coastline,” and I think back to that comment every time I see one.
Becca and I climbed onto this piece of driftwood for a photo near camp.
Warm light on Taylor Point
Nice light as the sun got closer to the horizon.
Group picture on a sea stack south of camp
A long exposure smoothes out the surf at dusk
You can imagine all sorts of shapes in the seastacks at Giants Graveyard
Scotts Creek draining onto the beach in the last of the evening light
In the the morning, the full moon looked stunning setting out to sea
This Oystercatcher was looking for breakfast.
We had tons of fun looking at sea stars and anemones in the tide pools.
Morning light on Taylor Point and its small islets
Endless fun in the tidepools!