Last week we went to Neah Bay, the reservation of the Makah Tribe. It’s located at the far northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula and also the northwestern edge of the continental United States, a bit under three hour’s drive from Sequim. The area is remote. It’s reached via a two lane road that is notorious for washouts and mud slides. At the tip of the reservation is Cape Flattery, reached by a roughly half mile walk through a beautiful rain forest.
The terrain looks like hobbit habitat, or perhaps where you’d find an ewok from Star Wars, beautiful, wild and remote.
DH lived as a fisherman in Neah Bay for about two years but neither he nor I had been there for at least 20. I for one had forgotten that the trail is decidedly lumpy with roots as it descends to the Cape. And 20 years ago I didn’t have an unhappy knee and poor balance. The distance was not difficult but the terrain made me feel old and lame. It was, however, worth the effort. Tomorrow I’ll show you some of the views that rewarded us.
