April 14th



Well, here we are again! Motoring out on another adventure.

 

This time, we found ourselves chasing the sunshine. We planned our route and took off, only to find we had to change our plans quickly due to humongous black rain clouds. Silly us, planning a route! We know better now.

 

We headed west on Hwy 101 and dove off onto Hwy 112, where it looked like there may be some sunshine. We were looking forward to opening the sunroof and being in the country. As it turned out, we made a good choice. The route along Hwy 112 has some spectacular scenery, but sometimes you have to hunt for it. We love the drive through Salt Creek and on further through the Agate/Crescent Beach area. It's a really beautiful place. You can park for free at Salt Creek and enjoy the beach with all the other people, or you can pay a small fee at Crescent Beach and enjoy an empty beach all day long if you want to. Either way you can't lose!

 

Onward we went. Hwy 112 is the scenic route for the Olympic Peninsula. At times it dips down to where you can see the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We happened upon such a place and it pretty near took my breath away, the light was so perfect.

 

I love the beauty of the water and beach next to the gnarled, mossy trees.

 

 

 

 

Hwy 112 is not a boring drive, it twists, turns and goes through lovely forest and over many rivers. The road ends at a T where you have the choice to go towards the Makah Reservation or South to Forks via Hwy 113 or what we locals call Burnt Mountain Road. Since we were already most of the way there, we decided to head on to Forks. Burnt Mountain Road meets Hwy 101 at Sappho, which used to have a little store and gas station and was a landmark. The store burned down years ago and now all it has a cardlock gas station. Kind of sad. We took a spin through Forks and were headed back towards home before we even blinked.

 

Heading East on Hwy 101 back toward home, we found the rain and were even snowed on in a couple of places. When we were motoring around Lake Crescent, I found it quite beautiful in all its gloominess. You have plenty of time to enjoy the sights around the Lake because it is very long, the road hugs the Lake most of the way around and this is one place you do not want to speed. It's in the National Park and the Rangers take their job very seriously. So just relax and enjoy the view.

 

Happy motoring!