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Whale Watching in the San Juan Islands : Podcast 16

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You can now listen to Episode 16 of the All Around the West Podcast by clicking on the link below.  Sue and I talk about our fabulous trip to look for whale in the San Juan Islands.  We took a tour with Island Adventures out of Anacortes, Washington.  We talk about how we almost didn’t take this tour, the fabulous time that we had and our thoughts about the this whale tour company (hint: highly recommended).  This was the highlight of our Northwest trip.  Not only did we see whales and whale, but had a beautiful trip through the stunning San Juan Islands.  You can read about our whale watching trip or listen below.

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Beaches

Olympic National Park Beach and Rain Forest : Northwest Trip Day 10

 

La PushAfter staying the night in Forks, we headed out to First Beach and La Push, both located on the Quileute Reservation.  Both of these have scenes that also take place in the Twilight series and Sue wanted to visit them. It turns out that First Beach was another introduction to the gorgeous Northwest coast scenery.  …

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National Parks

Cape Flattery and Forks : Northwest Trip Day 9

Port AngelesAfter a long day with our trip to Butchart Gardens, it was time to leave Port Angeles.  I think Port Angeles would be interesting to go back to and visit again and be able to explore the areas around more than we were able.  Next on our agenda was exploring the other two environments of Olympic National Park, the coast and the rain forest.  On our way, we decided to make a few detours before we actually got to those locations….

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National Parks

Olympic National Park Mountains : Northwest Trip Day 7

Port AngelesOur destination for Day 7 was Port Angeles, a town of about 20,000, squeezed in between the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains.  And I do mean squeezed.  The south edge of town sits right on the Straits and the north edge is right at the base of the mountains.  It’s a pretty cool location.  We intended to use this as a base location for a couple of days of exploring….

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