First Sights of Washington

Astoria waterfront

Shipwreck at Fort Stevens State Park

Lake Quinault Lodge

          I was so happy to finally reach Oregon.  It’s is my 45th state visited, and a very diverse one.  Our first night we were desperate for a place to stay and ended up stumbling upon this inn at Olympic National Park.  It's called Lake Quinault Lodge and I was so happy about it because it was truly remote and beautiful.  It was on one of the mountain lakes, with a gazebo, small beach, swimming pool, and other nice amenities.  Although I had no cell service the whole night, it was a nice discovery.  We also stopped at this beach inside of the park.  I think it’s called Ruby beach and I hear it’s the best one.  It was really beautiful.  If you look closely you will notice that there is fog coming off the sand.  I just thought that was cool.