Dungeness Spit in Sequim

I delivered my watercolor painting to the Art Show in Sequim this past weekend and was finally able to walk to the lighthouse at the end of the dungeness spit because the weather and tides were perfect and my good friend was willing to go.

The Dungeness Spit is a 5.5-mile long sand spit jutting out from the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula in northeastern Clallam County, Washington, into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It protects Dungeness Bay. The Dungeness Spit is entirely within the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and home of the Dungeness Lighthouse. It is the longest natural sand spit in the United States. The lighthouse once was run by United States Coast Guard, but since an automatic light was installed, it has been run by the "New Dungeness Lighthouse Organization".

Here are some stunning photos from our adventure:

Arriving at the beach and looking West towards Port Angeles


A few miles down the spit looking at the Olympic Mountains


Inside the lighthouse looking back from where we began the trek


Inside the lighthouse looking East towards Whidbey Island


Inside the lighthouse looking North towards Victoria, Canada



The distant view of the lighthouse, Mount Baker and the dungeness spit as we began the uphill climb into the forest towards the car


Zoom in.....


The dynamic duo with the San Juan Islands in the background


And the lighthouse

Beautiful Day at Boston Harbor

Another outstanding day in Olympia, Washington. We are truly blessed when the sun shines and today was one of those days.

A friend and I and our dogs walked the beach to the Boston Harbor Marina. The water was so clear that we could see the sea anemones attached to the pilings around the dock.



It was even possible to see the Olympic Mountain range although challenging to decipher in this photograph taken with my phone from the lighthouse. The Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse at Boston Harbor is one of the first lighthouses automated on Puget Sound. The building is on the National Register of Historic Sites.