The day after Thanksgiving, we drove over to the the Olympic Peninsula. We had hoped to visit Hurricane Ridge; but the road was closed due to snow. We had dinner at Pacific Pizza in Forks. It was outstanding food and we would go back again. As you may have heard, there are Twilight references everywhere in Forks. We stayed the night at a B&B called the Hoh Humm Ranch 20 miles south of Forks. The name comes from the facts that they are next to the Hoh river and they keep Llamas. Llama mothers hum to their offspring. Kinda cute huh?
The very next morning we set off for Ruby Beach which gets it's name from the garnet in the sand - very picturesque.
Here you see the Duncan Cedar tree. There was a sign on Highway 101 that lured us to go see what it was all about. It was about four miles off the highway and well worth the side trip. Turns out this is the oldest living Western Red Cedar tree in the world. 178' tall and 19 1/2' diameter - and it is still alive. It was amazing.
Our next stop was the Hoh Rain Forrest some 18 miles off the road. It was so cool - both literally and figuratively. There are two trails one with moss and lichens galore the other with gigantic Sitka Spruce trees and other cool stuff too.
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