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| There are several
paths to the beach through the dunes. |
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| My breath always
catches when I get to the top of the dune and spy the ocean. |
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| For once, I didn't
get a soaker, or drenched by a rogue wave. This is probably because
I thought ahead and brought a change of clothing. |
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Small flocks of sandpipers
skittered back and forth along the water's
edge.
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| The receding
tide gave up sand dollars and shells, treasures of the sea. |
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As we left, we stopped for
a picture of Grays
Harbor Lighthouse, located at this park. We'd been wondering
why it was so far away from the water. When it was first built,
it was a mere 400 feet from high tide. Now it is around 3000 feet
away, owing to large amounts of accretion which have accumulated.
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| As we neared
Olympia on the drive home, I took the next three pictures out of
the car window. They're cow and bull sculptures. I swear that they
used to stand in Woodinville. |
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They've been reviewed by the
Roadside
America team
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I love them, and I wish there
was a place to stop and take pictures. I had to snap away from
a car at 60 miles an hour.
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| Further along,
near Tacoma, Elvis wanted us to go to his big sale. Thank ya, thank
ya very much! |
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| I tried vainly
to get a picture of beautiful Mount Rainier in the golden glow of
the setting sun as we belted along the I-5. What a glorious mountain,
and what a fun day too. :) |
