October 5th, 2004
WeatherBug selects photo
We had danced around the edges, but none of the three of us had ever completed the Olympic Peninsula loop. So that was our objective last week when Dad, Mom and I ventured forth after a brief conference in Bonneville. Pictured here is the view from Kalaloch Lodge on Highway 101. This photograph was selected by AOL’s “WeatherBug” for inclusion in the web site’s “Beach Scenes” category. Also pictured here are Mom and Dad posing by the world’s largest spruce tree, growing near the water’s edge at Lake Quinault. The tree, estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, is 191 feet tall with a circumference of 58 feet. The final photograph here is the gazebo at Quinault Lodge, which dates back to the mid-20s. A display at the lodge notes that President Franklin Roosevelt visited in 1937, and Olympic National Park was established the following year.