These are shore pine that are growing just south of Kalaloch along a section of the Olympic National Park beach.
Shore Pine
Sunny Day at the Beach
A couple more photos from my day at Kalaloch in the Olympic National Park. Being the section of coast that abuts the rain forest valleys of the park, it is fairly rare to get a sunny day outside of peak summer.
Beach at Kalaloch
Kalaloch is one of the easiest Olympic National Park beaches to access. It’s a long drive, but it’s just a short walk from highway 101. This is about low tide … perfect for beach walking. At least between streams … the stream here is Kalaloch Creek and it was running pretty deep and we opted not to get our feet wet in the icy cold water, but turned and walked the other direction.
Windy Day at the Beach
These two images are taken just a few minutes apart. The top one from the top of the bank at Kalaloch, just as I was heading down to the beach. The one below was taken from the beach looking across the water to see the waves being blown by the wind. Not much changing of the color tones in post-processing… just a difference in the shooting angle and a little closer to sunset. Kalaloch is one of the Olympic National Park beaches.
Beach Clouds
An ocean beach is a great place to see clouds. This is the Pacific Ocean from Kalaloch. A lot of the pacific beaches in Washington are part of the Olympic National Park. I liked the rain squalls visible below the clouds. You can also see several people at the waterline. This is good razor clam digging during the typical short season (spring) … some of my earliest memories are of razor clam digging.