We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
Seattle, usually in July when the hiking is good. This year there was
still plenty of snow at the higher elevations, but a good time was still
had by both. We stayed at the Red Lion Inn in Port Angeles (PA), which
is a stone's throw away from the waterfront and downtown. Friday night
we had dinner at Bella Italia and saw many tourists taking pictures due
to the tie-in with the "Twilight" series of books and movies. The
service was a bit spacy.

Saturday we went up to Hurricane Hill and saw more critters than we'd
seen on previous trips. This may be because it was much cooler than on
our earlier trips. Deer and marmots were everywhere. We even were
within about 5 feet of a rather curious mountain goat. That night we
ate at Joy's Bistro, which is just east of downtown PA. We both had the
prix fixe menu of ling cod with a bacon-wrapped asparagus salad and
profiteroles (baby cream puffs). The cod was a little bland, but the
salad and dessert were outstanding.

Sunday we went hiking on the coast at Shi Shi Beach. There was a bit of
excitement before our arrival. A woman had fallen off the steep hill
going down to the beach and hurt her back. Fortunately, she was
airlifted to and treated at the hospital in PA and released. After the
hike, we stopped to pick up some smoked salmon at the Take Home Fish
shop in Neah Bay. The proprietor smokes salmon and halibut out of his
garage, and it is good stuff. We had dinner at a little restaurant in
town before we went back for the PA fireworks show.

Monday was Sequim (pronounced Skwim) day. Sequim is the lavender
capital of the NW. I picked up some culinary lavender, a cookbook, and
a couple of plants for the yard. We had lunch at a very nice Thai
restaurant in town. The SO had a fried rice dish, while I had the
ginger chicken. Most excellent. On our way out of PA we picked up
bagels at the Olympic Bagel Co, which makes the best bagels in western
WA. Every year we beg them to open a store in Seattle, but they haven't
done so yet. As Chicago Cubs fans have been saying for over 100 years,
wait'll next year...

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

Cindy Fuller > wrote:

>We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
>Seattle, usually in July when the hiking is good. This year there was
>still plenty of snow at the higher elevations, but a good time was still
>had by both. We stayed at the Red Lion Inn in Port Angeles (PA), which
>is a stone's throw away from the waterfront and downtown.

I've stayed at that Red Lion.

As I recall, there was a humungous rumbling noise from one of
the large ferries nearby warming up its engines from about 4:00 a.m.
onward. Otherwise, it was a wonderful room.

Glad you had a good visit.


S.

Steve wrote:

>> We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
>> Seattle, usually in July when the hiking is good. This year there was
>> still plenty of snow at the higher elevations, but a good time was still
>> had by both. We stayed at the Red Lion Inn in Port Angeles (PA), which
>> is a stone's throw away from the waterfront and downtown.
>
> I've stayed at that Red Lion.
>
> As I recall, there was a humungous rumbling noise from one of
> the large ferries nearby warming up its engines from about 4:00 a.m.
> onward.

Reminds me of my first time in San Diego. I'd been working on a ship for the
past four years, so as I was dozing in my room and I heard rumbling and felt
vibration, I thought to myself, "Oh, we've started the main engines."

Then I realized that I wasn't on a ship, and what I was hearing and feeling
was my first earthquake!

Bob

On Jul 7, 8:34*pm, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:
> We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
> Seattle, usually in July when the hiking is good. *This year there was
> still plenty of snow at the higher elevations, but a good time was still
> had by both. *We stayed at the Red Lion Inn in Port Angeles (PA), which
> is a stone's throw away from the waterfront and downtown. *Friday night
> we had dinner at Bella Italia and saw many tourists taking pictures due
> to the tie-in with the "Twilight" series of books and movies. *The
> service was a bit spacy. *
>
> Saturday we went up to Hurricane Hill and saw more critters than we'd
> seen on previous trips. *This may be because it was much cooler than on
> our earlier trips. *Deer and marmots were everywhere. *We even were
> within about 5 feet of a rather curious mountain goat. *That night we
> ate at Joy's Bistro, which is just east of downtown PA. *We both had the
> prix fixe menu of ling cod with a bacon-wrapped asparagus salad and
> profiteroles (baby cream puffs). *The cod was a little bland, but the
> salad and dessert were outstanding. *
>
> Sunday we went hiking on the coast at Shi Shi Beach. *There was a bit of
> excitement before our arrival. *A woman had fallen off the steep hill
> going down to the beach and hurt her back. *Fortunately, she was
> airlifted to and treated at the hospital in PA and released. *After the
> hike, we stopped to pick up some smoked salmon at the Take Home Fish
> shop in Neah Bay. *The proprietor smokes salmon and halibut out of his
> garage, and it is good stuff. *We had dinner at a little restaurant in
> town before we went back for the PA fireworks show.
>
> Monday was Sequim (pronounced Skwim) day. *Sequim is the lavender
> capital of the NW. *I picked up some culinary lavender, a cookbook, and
> a couple of plants for the yard. *We had lunch at a very nice Thai
> restaurant in town. *The SO had a fried rice dish, while I had the
> ginger chicken. *Most excellent. *On our way out of PA we picked up
> bagels at the Olympic Bagel Co, which makes the best bagels in western
> WA. *Every year we beg them to open a store in Seattle, but they haven't
> done so yet. *As Chicago Cubs fans have been saying for over 100 years,
> wait'll next year...
>
> Cindy
>
> --
> C.J. Fuller
>
> Delete the obvious to email me

My two sisters were up for a visit in late May. I took them to Port
Angeles and up to Hurricane Ridge as well.

People who have never been to the Pacific Northwest can't get over how
lush, green and beautiful it is.

You couldn't pry me out of this area with a crowbar!! ;-)

In article
>,
ImStillMags > wrote:

> On Jul 7, 8:34*pm, Cindy Fuller >
> wrote:
> > We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
> > Seattle,

We had our honeymoon there, almost 40 years ago.


> People who have never been to the Pacific Northwest can't get over how
> lush, green and beautiful it is.
>
> You couldn't pry me out of this area with a crowbar!! ;-)

Having been born and raised in the PNW, I can attest to the fact that
most of it is barren desert.

We lived in Seattle for four years, without a car. It rains too darned
much!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Jul 8, 7:24*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Jul 7, 8:34*pm, Cindy Fuller >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
> > Seattle, usually in July when the hiking is good. *This year there was
> > still plenty of snow at the higher elevations, but a good time was still
> > had by both. *We stayed at the Red Lion Inn in Port Angeles (PA), which
> > is a stone's throw away from the waterfront and downtown. *Friday night
> > we had dinner at Bella Italia and saw many tourists taking pictures due
> > to the tie-in with the "Twilight" series of books and movies. *The
> > service was a bit spacy. *
>
> > Saturday we went up to Hurricane Hill and saw more critters than we'd
> > seen on previous trips. *This may be because it was much cooler than on
> > our earlier trips. *Deer and marmots were everywhere. *We even were
> > within about 5 feet of a rather curious mountain goat. *That night we
> > ate at Joy's Bistro, which is just east of downtown PA. *We both had the
> > prix fixe menu of ling cod with a bacon-wrapped asparagus salad and
> > profiteroles (baby cream puffs). *The cod was a little bland, but the
> > salad and dessert were outstanding. *
>
> > Sunday we went hiking on the coast at Shi Shi Beach. *There was a bit of
> > excitement before our arrival. *A woman had fallen off the steep hill
> > going down to the beach and hurt her back. *Fortunately, she was
> > airlifted to and treated at the hospital in PA and released. *After the
> > hike, we stopped to pick up some smoked salmon at the Take Home Fish
> > shop in Neah Bay. *The proprietor smokes salmon and halibut out of his
> > garage, and it is good stuff. *We had dinner at a little restaurant in
> > town before we went back for the PA fireworks show.
>
> > Monday was Sequim (pronounced Skwim) day. *Sequim is the lavender
> > capital of the NW. *I picked up some culinary lavender, a cookbook, and
> > a couple of plants for the yard. *We had lunch at a very nice Thai
> > restaurant in town. *The SO had a fried rice dish, while I had the
> > ginger chicken. *Most excellent. *On our way out of PA we picked up
> > bagels at the Olympic Bagel Co, which makes the best bagels in western
> > WA. *Every year we beg them to open a store in Seattle, but they haven't
> > done so yet. *As Chicago Cubs fans have been saying for over 100 years,
> > wait'll next year...
>
> > Cindy
>
> > --
> > C.J. Fuller
>
> > Delete the obvious to email me
>
> My two sisters were up for a visit in late May. *I took them to Port
> Angeles and up to Hurricane Ridge as well.
>
> People who have never been to the Pacific Northwest can't get over how
> lush, green and beautiful it is.
>
> You couldn't pry me out of this area with a crowbar!! *;-)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Especially when the weather gets nice (finally)!!

On Jul 8, 8:54*am, Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> *ImStillMags > wrote:
> > On Jul 7, 8:34*pm, Cindy Fuller >
> > wrote:
> > > We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
> > > Seattle,
>
> We had our honeymoon there, almost 40 years ago.
>
> > People who have never been to the Pacific Northwest can't get over how
> > lush, green and beautiful it is.
>
> > You couldn't pry me out of this area with a crowbar!! *;-)
>
> Having been born and raised in the PNW, I can attest to the fact that
> most of it is barren desert.
>
> We lived in Seattle for four years, without a car. *It rains too darned
> much!
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

East of the Cascades it is dry. West of the Cascades it is paradise.

You can have Eastern Washington, Oregon and Idaho, etc.

I like the Puged Sound region....no, I LOVE the Puget Sound region.

It's like heaven on Earth.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> I had no idea that was the case. I always assumed it was woodsy and
> green everywhere. Whatta I know? :-)

Basically, once you cross to the eastern side of the Cascades, which makes
up the majority of Washington State, it is desert or near desert. Hot in the
summer and cold in the winter, with very low humidity. I always crack up at
the notion that this is the 'evergreen state'.
--
Dave Bugg
"For it's 'guns this' and 'guns that', and 'chuck 'em out, the brutes',
But they're the 'Savior of our loved ones' when the thugs begin to
loot." - Rudyard Kipling

On Jul 8, 1:04*pm, "Dave Bugg" > wrote:

> Basically, once you cross to the eastern side of the Cascades,
> which makes up the majority of Washington State, it is desert or
> near desert. Hot in the summer and cold in the winter, with very low
> humidity. I always crack up at the notion that this is the 'evergreen
> state'.

Much like Oregon - green and forested on the west side of the
Cascades and dry and (often) hot in the east - dry climate
agriculture
with irrigated circles, cattle and wheat, high desert in the central
state (Bend, Prineville, etc.) and scenic desert in the far southeast
(Frenchglen and Strawberry Mountains area). The southeast desert makes
a great scenic drive in late March/early April or mid autumn.

In article
>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> We lived in Seattle for four years, without a car. It rains too darned
> much!

Seattle gets less rain (in inches) than most cities on the east coast.
When it does happen, it's usually a light brief rainfall. Some of the
cities east, north and south of Seattle get more rain. The Olympic
Mountains scrape much of the moisture out of the weather systems before
they get to us.

I grew up in Miami. The ordinary summer afternoon rainstorms that I saw
there would totally freak out a Seattleite. Not to mention the
hurricanes.

Seattle does get a lot of overcast, cloudy days. Especially in winter.

--
Julian Vrieslander

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> As I recall, there was a humungous rumbling noise from one of
> the large ferries nearby warming up its engines from about 4:00 a.m.
> onward. Otherwise, it was a wonderful room.

Currently I think there is only one ferry operating out of Port Angeles,
and that one runs to Victoria, BC. It's a big ship, but we don't recall
any loud noises from it. Maybe a brief toot of the horn to signal
imminent departure.

We've been on that ferry, It's an unusual design, with directed
thrusters that can pivot it in place. When it docks in PA, they pivot
it so the stern of the ship mates with the dock. The car loading ramp
is at the stern.

--
Julian Vrieslander