Dwayne: Okay, I’ll give you a hint.
Me: Mountain, ocean, or forest?
Dwayne: Yes.
And that’s when I suspected we were heading to the Olympic Peninsula for Veterans Day Weekend.
On the first day, we enjoyed the charms of Edmonds and the ferry ride to Kingston. I had hoped to start off the adventures at Hurricane Ridge, but early November is post-snow, pre-plow, so we got up only high enough for Wesley to have a enough white stuff for lots of snowballs. But we did get to Madison Waterfall, a hike so short that one could count the breaths it takes to get there.
Dwayne reserved two rooms at a lodge with a backyard view of the Olympics. But the highlight was the scenery. I pulled the Mama card and we spent Saturday afternoon exploring the Elwha—where a few years ago, national news was made when a long-standing dam was removed and restoration began. We hiked out to Goblin’s Gates, but didn’t get all the way to the old farmstead before the early sunset compelled us back to the car. Wesley started off whining, but he soon forgot to as we galloped along on our stick horses and ninja- jumped over all the rocks and roots.
I didn’t point out this sign until we were back to the car…
I’m going to continue playing the Mama-card and post too many pictures of the weekend. It was one of my favorite family adventures!
The long car ride was accompanied by the audio recording of one of my favorite fantasies, The Furies of Calderon. All good car trips begin and end with a great book, so says Denise.
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