Trips  /  Pacific Northwest
Washington · August 2012

Pacific Northwest — Olympic Peninsula & the Salish Sea

Ten days around the Olympic Peninsula and Seattle — snow-capped ridges, a wild driftwood coast, and a whale-watching run out into the Salish Sea with the kids on the bow.

Snow-capped Olympic peaks from Hurricane Ridge
Snow still on the peaks from Hurricane Ridge — Olympic National Park, Washington
The family at Hurricane Ridge — Olympic NP
The family at Hurricane Ridge — Olympic NP
Hurricane Ridge meadows and the Olympic peaks
Hurricane Ridge meadows and the Olympic peaks
Snow and deer at Hurricane Ridge
Snow and deer at Hurricane Ridge
On the wild Olympic coast
On the wild Olympic coast
A whale sounds — the Salish Sea
A whale sounds — the Salish Sea
A whale surfaces
A whale surfaces
Aboard the Island Explorer — whale watching
Aboard the Island Explorer — whale watching
Girl with binoculars on the whale-watch boat
A young lookout on the whale-watch boat
Kid scanning for whales with binoculars
Scanning for whales from the bow
The Public Market — Pike Place, Seattle
The Public Market — Pike Place, Seattle
Fish-throwing at Pike Place Market
Fish-throwing at Pike Place Market
The world's largest spruce — Quinault Rain Forest
The world's largest spruce — Quinault Rain Forest
The Blue Angels perform
The Blue Angels perform
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier
Below Mount Rainier
Below Mount Rainier
A lake on the peninsula
A lake on the peninsula
The kids at Hurricane Ridge
The kids at Hurricane Ridge
What we did
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