August 18, 2013 Cape Flattery, Washington

Cape Flattery (cape: point or head of land projecting into a body of water) is the most northwestern point of land in the USA (except for Alaska).  It was a beautiful drive thru the foothills of the Olympic Mountains, along the coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, then up to the Cape.  The whole cape area is riddled with sea caves and is gradually eroding away.  The views are spectacular;  we saw gulls, cormorants, oystercatchers, and murres, and sea lions lounging on the smaller islands out by the lighthouse.  We looked, but didn't see any seals or whales.  Another wonderful day in the Pacific Northwest!

Coastal drive along the Strait of Juan de Fuca....

Those are not stones:  they are slices of tree trunk.

Low tide....

Sea caves.

On the edge....

Closeup of Cape Flattery lighthouse.

Cape Flattery Lighthouse behind us.

Oystercatcher.

Rugged coastline.

Info sign.

Sea caves.

See that gnome peeking at ya? 

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Don't hold still, moss'll grow on ya!