So ... this is how we came to experience a little known town in the Olympic Peninsula named Forks. You will notice our cameras went missing and the events of the night of the 25th have largely been documented in drawings (as more actual renditions may be too difficult to bear). The events that transpired are largely Jenny Karankawa's fault and the Lonely Planet guide that her roommate gave to her. You see, the Olympic Peninsula is DESOLATE. There are no towns. Except two. Forks and Port Angeles - stop if you know where this is going because we really didn't [View Full Entry]

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7/7/2008 This whole trip Clay was waiting to go deep sea fishing. To the point where it was very annoying. Well my dad set up a charter to take us out on Sunday. The problem was that you are not able to fish salmon on Sunday or Monday. We were ok with that Clay just wanted to get out there. When we got there our skipper said it would be a rough day. We still went out and you could tell that Clay was sooo excited. Well my mom knew that she would get sea sick before we went out so [View Full Entry]

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7/4/2008 I finally got to do what I have been waiting for. I read a book, Twilight, a while ago which is based in Forks. So that is where we went to day! First we went to Rialto Beach which is very pretty. Then we went to La Push, an indian reservation, to see a boat that we are taking deep sea fishing. Then we went to Forks. When we got there the fourth of July parade was finishing up so we didn't see that. After a bunch of pictures and lunch we headed on to the Hoh Rainforest. It gets [View Full Entry]

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Olympic Coast Line Bailey Johnston Hey all, So this is the first of many entries to come over the next year. This was my last trip guiding for the Outdoor Program, we spent five days on the Olympic Peninsula, an untouched streach of coastline in Washington. This was a great trip and a wonderful learning experiance. The area is beautiful, lots of sea stacks, arches and caves. Though we didnt really get a chance to hike into the forest (because we were on the beach the entire time) we did get some amazing sights from the top of a [View Full Entry]

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[url='/Videos/2899.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2899.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'] Wild Beaches of Olympic Peninsula Over more than a dozen years I have made photo safaris to the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula, to photograph the Wild Beaches of this remote region. From other posts in this blog, you have read about (and have seen photos of) some of my fishing trips on the glacier fed rivers on the west side of the Olympics, flowing into the Pacific Ocean. In the fall when the rains return after summer time, the fresh flow of water triggers the senses of sa [View Full Entry]

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. This morning was another “errands” morning… Food, Fax and Post Office! Carl’s passport is now winging its way to Washington, DC for his visa stamp. Carl had mixed feelings about seeing it go as he had guarded it with his life ever since the “episode” in Madrid! Our host at the hotel was again very solicitous - after informing us that we were the last people to breakfast at 8am - and plied us with lots of sugary stuff. Yum yum, said Carl as he demolished most of it!! Statistics Starting Destination: Port Angeles, Washington [View Full Entry]

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After a two year absence from the wild rivers on the west slopes of the Olympic Peninsula, I felt the urge of the salmon this fall of the year 2000. In response to the quickening, a fishing trip was planned and arranged for early October. Drift boat guides out of Forks, Washington were located and engaged using the Internet, and lodging at the lovely Forks Motel was secured. The foursome, two of my neighbors, my brother Mike from Portland, and I departed Olympia Thursday afternoon about 2:30 p.m. for the three and one half hour picturesque drive to Forks in my [View Full Entry]

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Saturday morning, October 2, 1999, I drove my RX-7 from Olympia to Fife to pickup a rental 28 foot Class C RV from a rental company. Leaving the Mazda at the rental place, I drove the big buggy back home to pack it for our trip around the Olympic Peninsula. Our toy poodle, Shadow, is 10 months old now and became excited when he saw the RV in the driveway. We took him on our mosey down the Oregon Coast in May, and when he saw the buggy, he knew that it was a special time. As soon as we opened [View Full Entry]

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