Another short stop on the drive between Seattle and Port Angeles — the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. A short hike through some woods and down the bluff gets you to the spit. Very long, and very narrow. The bays sheltered by the spit are used by the birds, and thus the inland side is off limits. But you can walk out to the lighthouse if you wish. (I only went a mile or so out and back.)
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I did not see that many birds, but did collect some insect and plant photos. Anything growing out here would need to be salt tolerant of course.
A few birds were spotted fishing north of the bluff out in the waves.
PNW Trip Note: I visited three spots on the drive between Seattle and Port Angeles: Dungeness NWR (this diary), Dungeness Audubon Center (diary), and the Salt Creek Recreation Area (to be published). The next day of the trip was visiting Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park just south of Port Angeles. A diary for that is forthcoming.
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