Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Nice weather last weekend brought lots of people out to the Olympic Discovery Trail. The trail, planned to traverse over 120 miles across the Olympic Peninsula, was begun in the 1990s. Over 50 miles of the trail have been completed. Walkers, runners and bicyclists favor this popular route.
This stretch of trail looks empty. That’s only because the groups of bicyclists on the trail here zipped by faster than I could catch them.
Metal art adorns the Johnson Creek Trestle. These leaves are near the east end of the trestle. Further west, deeper in shadow and close to the creek, are metal fish that defied capture.
I almost overlooked these railroad ties that formed the backbone of a mural and sign at the Johnson Creek Trestle, last Saturday’s post. Rough hewn and strong, these ties are nearly 100 years old.
The Johnson Creek Trestle is one of the remnants of our region’s railroading history. At one time there were 600-700 miles of rails, most laid as part of timber harvesting operations. The Johnson Creek Trestle was built in 1914 by the Seattle, Port Angeles & Western Railway Company. The last train passed over this trestle in 1983 and today there are no railroads operating on the Olympic Peninsula.
Volunteer efforts led by Peninsula Trails Coalition converted this trestle to pedestrian use in 2002 and it is part of the Olympic Discovery Trail.
The trestle’s graceful curve passes high above Johnson Creek and brushes the upper story of trees that grow in this riparian area.
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