The day I headed out there was some kind of rainstorm hitting the whole area. It was sideways rain all the way out. I stopped in Ocean Shores and drove out to Damon Point hoping for some shots there, but I couldn't even hold myself up it was so windy!
Aborting that idea, I got some clam chowder at Mike's, did a little shopping and then drove up to Moclips to settle in.
I was beginning to think my plan was a bust as the wind howled and the rain blew all night against the condo, but when morning came it was clear and sunny!
I was once again inspired and left early to drive up around the Quinault reservation to my favorite beaches.
About an hour and a half through fantastic tall tree forests and long, big wide rivers, the highway opens up and there's the coast! I drove on up to Ruby first - to beat the crowd.
When I arrived at 8:30am there were already a few cars. A gal in a cool mini cargo van was brushing her teeth, camping I presumed. Intrigued with her rig I asked how she liked it and she showed me the inside. Although just a cargo van, she had it rigged for camping with sleeping area and organized containers. Made me think of my days in my old 69 VW camper bus.
I headed down to the water with only two lenses, bold move I know, but I figured I could return to the car if more were needed.
The previous days storm had left a massive amount of debris on the beach. Not the usual "pretty" driftwood either, this was more of a collection of fresh trees, seaweed and anything else the water could catch.
The tide wasn't out very far either, so big wide shots weren't going to look near as good or even possible, except from down a ways.
Here are some of my final shots of Ruby Beach.
Next stop was Beach 4. Probably my favorite for privacy but this day it was deserted, lol. I was the only one there!
It's a long trek down to the beach and the previous days rain had really filled the creek that was crashing down along the trail headed out to the ocean. What a fantastic sound!
It was a little cold and windy but the view was amazing. I sat there on the rocks for a long time just listening to the sound of the wind. It "rolled" down the beach with a loud roar, wow.
Here are some shots from there along with the trail.
Upon my return to Moclips I realized the conditions were perfect to finally get some shots of an old metal building I'd been admiring every time I go out there.
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