Port Angeles, Sequim’s neighbor to the west, nestles like Sequim at the base of the Olympics. Its location offers a different perspective of the mountains. At this point in summer there’s not a lot of snow left on the peaks.
Category: Port Angeles
Olympic Medical Center
Olympic Medical Center recently completed construction of this new clinic in Port Angeles, about 15 miles west of Sequim. Like many rural areas there never seem to be enough doctors. Recruiting and retaining specialists is a particular challenge and many of us travel to Seattle, an all day affair, for care that isn’t available locally. The new clinic, above, helps centralize and expand services.
Creation story
This plaque is set into the pavement at Waterfront Park in Port Angeles. Entitled “Klallam Creation Story,” it is about one of our local Native American tribe and reads as follows:
“The Klallam tell us how the tribes of the region were created at a place on the Elwha River where there are two big holes in the rock called “coiled baskets.” It is there that the creator bathed and blessed the people.”
Art on the town
This is another piece of kinesthetic street art in Port Angeles, part of the city’s “Art on the Town” organized by the Port Angeles Downtown Merchants Association. This one is called “Bernard 2” by Craig Walker of White Salmon, WA, a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River. The top part of this piece rotates in the wind.
Humane Society
The Humane Society has moved into new quarters on Old Olympic Highway in Port Angeles. They provide a cute welcome with this mailbox.
There’s a new building on the property called the “Bark House” for dogs.
“Kitty City” houses the cats.
And there’s an office where you can take care of the necessities for adopting a new friend.
Wind music
Port Angeles, Sequim’s westerly neighbor, has an interesting selection of street art. This wind chime must be about 12 feet high. I imagine it must put on quite a concert on a windy day.
Olympic Christian School
Many of the original schools in this region are gone. Some were little one room affairs that were replaced by larger, updated buildings. This early one has stayed in continued use. It has been Olympic Christian School since 1992.