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On our way around the Olympic Peninsula, we spent our first night at Ocean Shores. Hmmm.

Let's put it this way. The hotel room was fine, and the price was right. The clouds over the beach were magnificent, and the dunes were pretty nifty with interesting plants such as Beach Myrtle. In an effort to be upbeat, we won't say anything about the cars allowed on the beach, the rip-off dinner, or the 'strip' feel to the town (shades of Panama City Beach).

We went for a stroll along the beach, which is hard, clean, and miles long. The tideline was absolutely littered with the cast shells of Dungeness crabs. In some places, the shells were all quite small, say 5-7 cm. across. In others, they were more than big enough for keepers. There must be quite the crab fishery off this beach! Interestingly, there was little driftwood at the back of the beach. Maybe it's all further north within the park.

The clouds on the horizon were quite awe-inspiring, especially since there were possible thunderstorms in the offing. The surf wasn't that big, but it still created that wonderful, constant roar that you find on open beaches. I've tired to capture the feel of the place.

More tomorrow on the great hikes and beaches of Olympic National Park. Now they blew us away.