Intro and Itinerary

Lime Kiln Lighthouse, San Juan Island

This is a journal of our trip to northwest Washington, including the Olympic Peninsula and the San Juan Islands, taken in August of 2004. We spent most of the trip hiking, kayking, browsing in art galleries, and exploring the islands by car. The scenery is beautiful and if you can manage to avoid getting rained on too much, as we did, it's easy to spend a lot of time just sitting in a pretty place and enjoying the scene. Highlights for us included hiking in the Hoh Rain Forest (Day 2), kayaking on the San Juan Strait (Day 3), and exploring San Juan Island (Day 6).

Day 1: Drive from Santa Cruz area to Olympic Peninsula
Day 2: Hiking in the Hoh Rain Forest
Day 3: Kayaking on Juan de Fuca Strait
Day 4: Hike along Crescent Lake
Day 5: Exploring Whidbey Island
Day 6: Exploring San Juan Island
Day 7: Exploring Lopez Island
Day 8: Drive back to Santa Cruz area

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