On the corner of Kitchen-Disk and highway 101 is a popular venue for this time of year. It’s the perfect place to select your pumpkin from the fields. Connected with the famous local deli/farmer’s market, Sunny Farms, the operation is open for family fun during the month of October. I will be posting several pictures from Pumpkinland this week. I hope you will visit often.
A portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail runs about 2 blocks from my home. Someday it will be possible to walk/bike/run from Port Townsend to Forks.
This beautiful monument is on private property facing the trail. I know nothing of it’s history. Are there local readers who do? Today I’ve also posted a pciture of the trail as it decends toward MacDonald Creek.
I have not a clue who lives there, but it always a home that catches my attention when I turn off Cays Road on to Old Highway 101. The yard is always neat, well cared for, and the home looks loved.
Someone I know used to complain, “There is one road in, and one road out.” He was grumbling about accessibility to the Olympic Peninsula, where Sequim is located. One of the ways to get here is by riding one of the very neccessary Washington State Ferries. I generally take the Kingston or Winslow Ferry. (Sequim is located approximately under the the Highway 101 sign to the right of Port Angeles.) I like the peaceful ride, the water, and the occasional whale one will see in the Puget Sound. I don’t like the price.
I’m finally back…I am so impressed with the software, Word Press, that allows me to “post” even when I am not home to do it…and a huge thank you to my brother Denton , who taught me how to use it.
This scene of the early settlement at Enis Creek is another of the murals that depicts the early history of Port Angeles, WA . “An interesting historical anecdote is that in 1862 President Lincoln signed an executive order that created the Port Angeles Township. Then in 1890, the U.S. Board of Trade designated Port Angeles as the “Second National City.” Washington, D.C., was still the “First National City.”" A visit to this site will clue you in to even historical tibits.
We are lucky to have in Port Angeles a harbor deep enough to allow large ships to come in for minor repairs and/or restocking before they head on in to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, or up and down the coast. This greatly contributes to the local economy. Port Angeles is also home to Westport , an upscale yachet builder.
There are a number of large murals on the walls of several business in Port Angeles. This one depicts an early village of the Lower Elwha Tribe . Notice the depiction of Mt. Baker in the background of the mural. With the right weather conditions, this magnificent mountain is an everyday occurance.
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