Small Thoughts: A Ride North (and West)

I have always wanted to visit the most northwest part of Washington - Cape Flattery. I have seen the lighthouse several times from the ocean while transitting in and out of port on submarines but had never seen it from land. It takes effort to get up there because it isn't on the way to anywhere else. You have to want to be there. The area is part of the Makah indian reservation. I finally made time to ride up and do a little sight-seeing this past weekend. It helped that a couple of checkpoints on my summer riding rally were nearby - that finally gave me the reason to go. It was a beautiful day in the PNW with almost impossibly good conditions on the coast - mid-60F temps, few clouds and very little wind. I did hit one road block on my ferry ride. The tide was so low that a couple of sailings were cancelled. Luckily it was easy to hang out in the sun and enjoy a nice day. Next time I will check the sailing alerts on my phone app.

Low tides cancelled a few sailings between Whidbey Island and Port Townsend. Lots of sun and a coffee shop made it bearable :)

The coastline near Cape Flattery was beautiful!

Looking south from the Cape Flattery trail.

Looking out at the Cape Flattery lighthouse. It sits on an island a couple of miles offshore.

All three kids made it home for a few days after school was out for the summer. It was nice to have them there, even if only for a few days. Stephanie had a chance to bond with Wilson but had to go back to Bellingham for work. Melissa is home for a few weeks before she heads back to Seattle to work this summer. Danny is off this summer but keeping very busy with running, cross country camp and reading assignments for his AP classes next year. And he had his braces removed!