I stayed one night at Pacific Beach. When I arrived in the evening, the beach didn’t look like much – just a plain, sandy beach.

But the next morning, the beach came alive! There were people all over the beach digging holes. The tide was very low and it was a beautiful morning. So Maddie and I went to find out what these people were doing.

Well, I found out they were digging for razor clams. Evidently these are very delicious clams but there is a short season to harvest them. They told me they sell for a nice price and they freeze well. But it’s not easy to get them. They stomp along the beach and look for little divots in the sand. Once they find one, they shove this circular shovel into the sand about 16 inches deep. Then they put their hand down and try to catch the clam – which can dig deeper very quickly.

Maddie and I continued to walk along the beach. We both had lot of fun exploring the shoreline. There were sand dollars everywhere!!! I have never seen a sand dollar actively moving on the beach. I guess the tide got so low that they were left out on top of the sand. They move very slowly. I couldn’t see them moving, but you can clearly see that they have been moving.

I came across a giant sea creature that I think is a type of anemone. This creature was bigger than a basketball!

On our way back to the RV, I couldn’t believe the condition of the beach. It looked like hundreds of landmines all exploded!

It was a really fun morning exploring the beach.

I found a lot of treasures on my morning walk. I set them out on my picnic table to get a photo. Then I forgot to pick up my treasures and sadly I drove away without them.

I next moved up the coast to First Beach near Forks at La Push, Washington. This is a small beach located on the Quileute Indian Lands.

I arrived right before sunset. I quickly parked my RV and walked to the beach so I could capture a few images of the sunset. It was a gorgeous evening, and the clouds were phenomenal for sunset photos. I was very pleased with what I was able to capture.

There were some local surfers enjoying the larger waves. They definitely added to my photos!

The next morning was sunny and beautiful. When I walked down to the beach, I was thrilled to see a flock of pelicans feeding in the surf very close to shore. I quickly got my camera to take some shots.

Then to my surprise there was a bald eagle perched on top of a pine tree. Before I could get a photo, a crow started harassing him.

The eagle flew over to a different area and landed on a tiltled log. When I tried to get a photo of him there, a flock of green-winged teals flew by. I think it made an interesting photo.

Eventually the eagle flew back to his favorite perch. This time I was able to zoom in and get a good photo. This is the best photo yet I’ve managed to get of this gorgeous raptor.

This beach is small and crescent shaped. Loads of large old growth logs were scattered along the beach. There was one beached tree that was absolutely gigantic! It was difficult to get photos that showed the scale of this log.

The inside of this log was hollow for quite a long way. So, I had Maddie go all the way to the end so you could see how deep this cavity is.

My last few days I spent in Washington State, I wanted to make sure I took the time to hike to Sol Duc Falls. It’s a six-mile round trip hike through a stunning rainforest.

Before reaching the falls, I came across a shelter built by the CCC in 1939. It’s a testament to the building quality seeing that it’s still standing almost 100 years now.

There is a smaller waterfall (Lovers Falls) along the trail that I found just beautiful. I love the small stream flowing through moss covered rocks. I spent quite some time enjoying this tranquil spot.

I could hear Sol Duc Falls well before I reached it. This is a very powerful waterfall. The roar of the waterfall was awesome! The river flows in a deep canyon and then falls sideways into a very narrow steep gorge. Because of the layout of the falls, it was very difficult to photograph. But I managed to get a few decent photos.

After spending some time enjoying the falls, I decided to finally hike the three miles back to the RV. I’m so happy I lingered as long as I did, because just as I was about to leave the sun came out and gave me a stunning photo of the falls with light beams through the mist.

I made it back to the RV close to sunset. I love how the rainforest looks when the light is low and cuts through the trees.

I’m just about caught up to current travels here in my blog. Next time I post, I will be in Vancouver Canada!