Rialto Beach Olympic National Park

Today we have no set times and no set agenda other than to explore the Hoh Rain Forest and beaches of the Olympic National Park so we woke up a little later than normal and ate some of the pastries Alison bought us at Pike's Place market. When we finally ventured outside we were able to see the beauty of the landscape that surrounded us : a crystal …

... .  Way off in the distance was an island with a lighthouse.     Aroun d 6:30PM I arrived at Rialto Beach.  It was about a 45 minute drive.  This beach was also a pebble beach.  ...

Mt. Ranier, Washington To Olympic National Park I’m looking at my AAA Trip Tix and comparing the route to the road atlas and I think about an hour can be shaved off.  Since I can save some time I can be a little more selective on the campsite. ...

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... of staying in this weather at Mount Rainier National Park, we ventured on passing hundreds of orchards to finally reach Olympic National Park. We travelled twenty miles on back roads (15 miles were dirt) into Paradise next to a ...

... ; We got off of I-5 in Olympia and met up with our old friend 101 again to travel out to the peninsula and Olympic National park.  101 runs a little slower than we would have liked, but the scenery is breathtaking with misty tree lines and mountains ...