Thursday, July 02, 2009

Seattle - Day 4

Day 4...running out of time!

Day 4 was a day trip to Olympic National Park. I was debating between Mt Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park but a recommendation from an associate swayed me to visit Olympic in Port Angeles.

Again, got started a little later than planned and didn't leave the hotel until about 10:30am. In order to get to Port Angeles from Seattle you have to drive and catch a ferry so traveling times can vary but it should take about 3 hours on the average.

But with my bad luck, I got to the Edmonds ferry port just 5 minutes after the previous ferry left so had to wait nearly an hour till the next one. Then, got lost between Kingston and Port Angeles because the Google Maps driving directions were way off! WTF!

FINALLY got to my destination at about 2:30pm. But oh man...was it worth it! I visited the Hurrican Ridge portion of the park and talk about majestic! Can you imagine...mountainsides covered by tens of thousands of trees, and then their crowns capped with snow? In late June? Are you kidding me?

Not to mention the wildlife! There were tons of deer literally running around all over the mountain, just a few feet away! Then, when you reach the top of the hiking trail, you can find marmot, a groundhog type animal apparently indigenous to the area. Cute little suckers!

The Hurrican Ridge Trail is about 1.6 miles one way from the Visitor Center and it shouldn't take more than 90 minutes round trip but there are so many scenic spots along the way that you have to just stop and take it all in.

What a beautiful place...I shall let the following pictures speak for themselves...




Would you give a f*** what kind of pants the guy who shot you was wearing?

The best lunch spot ever. Stopped to have a sandwich and fruit lunch on this bench. Breathtaking.

Cute little marmot!

Check it out...snow in June!









After that awesome day trip, it was back to Seattle for dinner.

Went back to the Waterfront to dine at Elliott's Oyster House. If you are an oyster lover, you have to come here. They have over 3 dozen different variety of fresh raw oyster for your choosing. If you can come at 3pm, they have an oyster happy hour when oysters are just 50 cents each! Wow!

Variety of fresh oysters. Should've ordered more!

Smoked sampling platter

Manila clams in garlic and white wine sauce. Honestly...the one at Uncle Bo's in Kapahulu is better.

I'd recommend Elliott's for the fresh oysters but the rest of the food was just okay if you ask me.

Aw...last night in Seattle!

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