La Push Weekend

Last weekend I went with seven friends to La Push, Washington. A friend organized the trip in lieu of the Twilight books, which take place in Forks and La Push, Washington. I had never been to the Northern Washington coast, so I was very excited for the trip.

We started early on Saturday morning, leaving from Edmonds on the Kingston ferry and stopping along the way for a little wine and chocolate tasting and to take some photos at Crescent Lake (which looked pristine in the winter sun). Some of you may have heard of Crescent Lake from the Lady of the Lake story where a young woman disappeared in 1937. In 1940 her saponified body floated to the surface of Crescent Lake, still showing signs of being violently murdered. Since Crescent Lake is so cold and so little light penetrates its depths, her body had turned to soap. Very very creepy.

We arrived in Forks early in the afternoon to see the town, then headed out to La Push. Forks is the rainiest spot in the continental U.S. - and amazingly, it was sunny. Locals said this was the first nice day of the winter so far. Pretty awesome luck if you ask me.

We walked the beach, marveled at the sea stacks, saw two seals hanging about in a sheltered bay, took some fun photos, and enjoyed the sunny afternoon on the beach. First Beach in La Push is gorgeous - sandy with sea stacks and rocky needles surrounding it. Huge trees lay strewed about the beach from winter storms.

Later that evening, we made s'mores at our beach campfire. A few of us even dipped our feet into the frigid ocean water.

We enjoyed breakfast the next morning, packed up, and drove to nearby Rialto Beach. The tide was high so we didn't get a chance to walk to the beach but we enjoyed seeing the immense waves crash against the rocky beach and toss huge trees around like driftwood. And we had more fun taking jump shots (see below). It was a great trip, though I am sad it was over so fast!

First Beach at La Push.
La Push Harbor and marina.Some serious waves and lots of beached trees at Rialto Beach.
Yay for a fantastic girls weekend in La Push!