Category: Downtown Sequim

A few years ago, this really cool bus stop was built in front of the True Value/Co Op in downtown Sequim. The rock was taken from the road work that was done when the by pass was built. At that time there was concern that downtown might dry up and blow away. it didn’t happen. Some of us think the traffic is almost as bad as it was before the by pass went in.

Sitting in one of those lawn chairs with your shades on and a nice latte watching the world go by? Over the Fence is a premier garden shop in our area. If you are looking for the different and unusual, this is the place to come.

When I took this photo, my plan was to occasionally put in photos from some of my favorite restaurants. 101 is right on Highway 101 in downtown Sequim. The restaurant is decorated in a 50’s motif…and the food is just about what you would expect…genuine American. I like to go there with my kids for breakfast. My grandson requested we go there for his birthday last year..he swears they have the best bacon in town.
The picture doesn’t look like it, but this is a sign about 10 foot tall, suspended on a pole above the restaurant. When I downloaded the photo, I thought it looked more like a emblem on a wall.

In Seal Park is a Life Trail station…I love the side that asks one to “exercise your mind.”

This was the original “coffee shop” in Sequim. It still has some of the best…but it is now one of many. The name “Hurricane”“Hurricane” comes from Hurricane Ridge not far away in the Olympic Mountains. It’s a beautiful site we will visit later, but the wind can blow just like a hurricane.

Lots of towns in Western Washington have hanging baskets. Ours are special. Starting in the winter, the local highschool FFA department begins growing plants and getting baskets ready to hang. The students do a wonderful job. They are hung after Mother’s Day through out Sequim and tended through the summer by the city. They always bring a smile to my face

Sequim is famous for it’s Roosevelt Elk. The City Fathers had metal elk sculptures installed at the off ramps on both ends of town. They adorn the streets signs in downtown Sequim. But now the elk have become a problem. Those who have built in their migration and grazing patterns are often surprised with elk staring in their windows or munching on their newly planted shrubs and trees. Who should go and who should stay? Unfortunately, I think I know who will win.