A Long Day

Saturday was a fun day traveling with my family from Gig Harbor Washington to the Washington onto the Hoh River Rain Forest however it was a long day as well.

We made several stops on the way so we get our legs feeling better among other things. Our first stop was near Lacy Washington which is real close to the state capital of Olympia. What I found interesting for such a spot were how many different people of diversity. I would expect it in Seattle but in a small area just off the freeway was not what I expected. I would expect it more at the Hoh River since it is famous and a lot people come from all over the world.

Our second stop was for lunch in Aberdeen Washington which is about a half an hour from the coast. None of us had been to Aberdeen for some time and it didn’t look much different. My brother talked about the time he went with our dad out to Aberdeen and the coast. Our dad had some work out that on a number of occasions. He was in the drapery business and he did a number of schools out that way.

About an hour after Aberdeen we made a stop for my brother and I to stretch our legs. A few minutes we stopped again for gas. A sign said that the next stop for gas was forty miles though we would have likely made it we didn’t want to take the chance.

We made another stop before arriving at the Hoh River. We stop at the Kalaloch Lodge right on the Washington Coast. The temperature turned out to be about fifteen degrees cooler than at the Hoh River.  My first thing I remember seeing Kalaloch Lodge was that we had visited there before and I was right. We had stayed in one of the cabins and we went razor clam digging too. I was probably about ten years old. I have been by there since but I am not sure whether I stopped or not. Anyway it was great seeing the place once again.

The drive to Hoh River was about another hour at that point. We stayed at the Hoh River for about an hour and a half before driving back to Gig Harbor. I took some wonderful pictures at Kalaloch, the Hoh River and Lake Crescent that is on the way back home and just before Port Angeles. It is one of the most beautiful lakes you will ever see.  

We made a stop in Forks which is now famous for the Twilight book and movie series. We were only there to for a little stretching of our legs and I spoke to a woman and a young lady that had some information out about the Twilight series. We found out they were have a Twilight Festival over the weekend.

Our next stop was at Lake Crescent about an hour after Fork. It was so gorgeous there and you will enjoy the pictures that I will show in upcoming posts. We stopped in Port Angeles for dinner at an Italian Restaurant. The food was delicious and was worth it though we had to wait for a little while to be seated.

We made one other stop after that before returning home. Port Angeles is about an hour and a half drive to Gig Harbor. I had been driving about forty-five minutes and I was getting tired because of the lights from the other cars coming toward us. So my brother took over the driving from me for the rest of the trip. Actually we split up the driving about half.

While we on our way back to Gig Harbor from the Hoh River we started talking what we would like to do when they come for another visit most likely next year. Anyway a nice way to add on for more adventure and memories.