Dungeness Bay & Hurricane Ridge

Perhaps one of the most amazing day of my vacay to the West Coast way back last November was the day went to the Dungeness Bay, as well as the Hurricane Ridge up in the Olympic Peninsula. The hikes and sights were amazing, and it was quite refreshing to be “out in the wild” again after visiting so many cities and urban metropolises.

The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge was our first stop for the day. After traveling from Seattle all the way to the town of Sequim through car and ferries. It was an amazing view. As you can probably tell from the photo, the Dungeness spit is the world’s longest sand spit (8.9 km or 5.5 miles long!), and offers such bio-diversity (deers walking, and birds flying around as if humans weren’t around), it was quite an educational trip. Interestingly enough, there’s a lighthouse at the end of the spit in which you can volunteer at once you’ve joined a group. It was barely visible until I looked into the telescope provided by my awesome escape guides of Evergreen Escape.:

And before you ask, no, we did not hike up to it, that would take a good chunk out of your day to get to!

Up on Hurricane Ridge we were faced with spectacular views of the Olympic Peninsula as well as the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We were also treated with a full out lunch complete with bread, soup, salad, cookies, hot chocolate and most importantly, wine! It was such a great way to take in the view, and well, since my words fail to describe the scenery, I’ll let the photos do the talking (click to see larger versions):

The Olympics — Awesome. No other ways to describe it.

On Hurrican Ridge Road, near the lookout rock. Although you can’t see it thanks to the clouds, this overlooks the town of Sequim and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. On a good day, you can even see Victoria, BC, Canada!

The entire Seattle Set: