END: Sequim Bay, WA TOTAL: 5,515 Miles
After leaving Columbia River Gorge, we spent an uneventful evening in Olympia, WA to do laundry and take on supplies before going north. Sunday morning, still on Hwy 101, we were surrounded by rich green, towering evergreens as we entered The Olympic National Forest with teasing glances of the white peaks of Mt. Olympus. Our first sight of Puget Sound, deep blue and calm, got us excited about the next three days we planned to stay in this area.
Puget Sound consist of multiple small islands and bays with
the Olympic Peninsular on the west side and Seattle on the east. As we entered Sequim Bay State Park, we were
pleased it lived up to the internet representation. Although we did not have a waterfront site,
the park was directly on Sequim Bay with boaters enjoying the day.
Saving water activities for tomorrow, we headed
into Olympic National Park, encompassing over one million acres with several
separate ecosystems. Mount Olympus was,
of course, the main attraction for the day, but equally impressive was seeing
the mountains reaching directly to the water’s edge
Each time we rounded
a curve, we caught a different angle and view of the mountains.
Having stopped to
see the snow on the hill right along the roadway, we realized there was a small
black bear on the other side. He just
ignored us and headed down the mountain. 
As if the day had not been special enough, we stopped when we came upon a car jam along the roadway. A large heard of elk were in a riverbed below and politely posed for photos.
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