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Hollywood geology

DH is interested in geology. As we drove past the feature above, he mentioned, “There’s that glacial moraine I told you about,” a leftover of glacial debris from a previous ice age. “Cool!” I say as I ask him to pull over so I can take a photo. It’s on the property of the Olympic Game Farm and after I’ve captured it a young woman pulls up in one of their vehicles and admires it with me. As I report to her that it’s a glacial moraine, without contesting my authority she politely informs me that it’s a leftover piece of scenery from a long ago set of the show “Grizzly Adams.” It’s plastic, hollow inside, and previously was located elsewhere on the Game Farm. . .

“Uhm, Honey? About that glacial moraine. . .”

Theme Day: Photo of the Year

Happy New Year! On January 1st City Daily Photo challenges its photographers to pick a best or favorite photo of the year just passed.

I’m not picking one. You’re getting three shots that capture what I love here in Sequim, like the view above.

And a beautiful road that runs like a ribbon, beckoning the viewer on a magical journey.

Or a bench like this, contemplating a place, a day.

Click here to see other photos of the year.

Unplugged

At various times of the year, many visitors walk out to the New Dungeness Light Station. The resident volunteers welcome them and answer questions. But weather and tides can keep the light station isolated and remote, making the experience unique in its disconnect from the typical buzz of daily life. There is cell phone reception, a television, and typical conveniences. But it’s also an opportunity to unplug and breathe in fresh air.

Reality calls but by the time a visit ends it really is pretty hard to go home.

Inside the lighthouse

For me the most exciting part of being a volunteer lighthouse keeper at the New Dungeness Light Station in 2011 was — no surprises here — going inside to explore the lighthouse. As you can see, the building is well maintained by the volunteers of the New Dungeness Light Station Association who took over operation and maintenance of the station after the U.S. Coast Guard recalled its last keeper in 1994.

It’s a long climb to the top of the lighthouse but it’s worth the exercise. This is the rotating beacon. Click here for photos and information about lighthouse history.

This view from the top looks west, back down the spit that connects to the Dungeness area bluffs off in the misty distance.

The lighthouse stairs are eye candy.