Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
This is not your typical barn. In fact, I’m not sure if it technically is one. It’s part of the Davis Sand and Gravel operation and beyond its roof are conveyor belts and other apparatus you’d find in a quarrying operation. No cows. Just big piles of gravel and such.
In a place like Sequim you don’t have to look far to find interesting barns. This one is nestled not far from Costco, which means it’s in walking distance from West Washington, our main street.
I love the view from the road where I took this shot. This was during a break between storms when the lower part of the Olympics was shrouded in clouds. Tomorrow I’ll show you another view from nearby.
Note to locals: If you’re curious about the explosions you heard around 1 o’clock today, here’s the story. Three unexploded phosphorus flares from Canadian Navy exercises washed ashore beneath the Dungeness bluffs. The U.S. Army buried and then detonated them.
The early settlers here may have found the best lands for ranching and farming but they also chose gorgeous locations. The barn faces toward the Olympic Mountains. That is Mount Baker in the background. It and the Cascade Mountains are on the eastern side of Puget Sound and typically not visible on overcast days.
Sometimes I drive myself crazy. And I do it especially — and literally — driving. I see a great shot, then try to figure out if I should stop and take a picture. Then I look for a place to stop. And now, since I’m some distance from the shot, I have to figure out where to turn around. Occasionally the shot is still there by the time I get back.
Monday the sky was full of cloudy drama. The light was great. Then I spent a long time. Driving. Myself. Crazy.
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Message to City Daily Photo bloggers: The photo challenge for February 1st is If you had to leave forever the city from which you usually post, what would you miss most?
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Although we had rain enough, we didn’t get the truly nasty wet and windy hit that much of the West Coast suffered on Thursday. We’ve just had soggy and more soggy, grey clouds pouring down the Olympic Mountains until it’s hard to tell land from sky.
Here’s a closer view of the barn I showed you yesterday.