Pacific Northwest; Day 10
COLD morning! It was cloudy and 48 degrees when we departed Sequim, WA this morning. We actually used our seat heaters when we took off.
We drove east and south on Hwy 101 with the intention of visiting Rocky Brook Falls near Brinnon. I followed the directions I had, which matched what my iPhone Google maps was telling me, and there were no falls. If there had been falls they were dried up.
Our next stop was at the Washington State Capital in Olympia, WA. The Legislative Building was impressive and, to our surprise, was open on Saturday so we got to look around inside.
The "Temple of Justice", which I assumed housed the Washington Supreme Court, was across the courtyard from the Legislative Building.
We walked the grounds and took some photos. We came across a very interesting tree, which we later found out was a "monkey puzzle" tree. It was a ranger type lady in the Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center who told us it was a monkey puzzle tree.
We wanted to see Mt. St. Helens so we stopped at the visitor's center on Hwy 504 just east of I-5. The ranger type lady said it would be another hour drive east to get a look at the mountain but it would be a view obscured by smoke (forest fire smoke - again). We opted NOT to make the drive and saw the video and displays at the visitor center instead. The devastation resulting from the eruption of Mt. St. Helens was amazing.
We called it a day in Kelso, WA after driving 200 miles. The pool and hot tub at the motel was a nice ending to the day. The high temperature was 78. Smoke was definitely in the area.
To see all the photos taken today click on the following link: Day 10 Photos
We drove east and south on Hwy 101 with the intention of visiting Rocky Brook Falls near Brinnon. I followed the directions I had, which matched what my iPhone Google maps was telling me, and there were no falls. If there had been falls they were dried up.
Our next stop was at the Washington State Capital in Olympia, WA. The Legislative Building was impressive and, to our surprise, was open on Saturday so we got to look around inside.
The "Temple of Justice", which I assumed housed the Washington Supreme Court, was across the courtyard from the Legislative Building.
We walked the grounds and took some photos. We came across a very interesting tree, which we later found out was a "monkey puzzle" tree. It was a ranger type lady in the Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center who told us it was a monkey puzzle tree.
We wanted to see Mt. St. Helens so we stopped at the visitor's center on Hwy 504 just east of I-5. The ranger type lady said it would be another hour drive east to get a look at the mountain but it would be a view obscured by smoke (forest fire smoke - again). We opted NOT to make the drive and saw the video and displays at the visitor center instead. The devastation resulting from the eruption of Mt. St. Helens was amazing.
We called it a day in Kelso, WA after driving 200 miles. The pool and hot tub at the motel was a nice ending to the day. The high temperature was 78. Smoke was definitely in the area.
To see all the photos taken today click on the following link: Day 10 Photos
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