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4 Hurricane Ridge
The ridge’s summit, at 5,230 ft Tips for Drivers
(1,594 m), is covered with Tour length: 272 miles (438 km)
flowers in spring and offers including all detours off Hwy 101.
panoramic views. Skiing and Starting point: Port Gamble on
snowshoeing are popular Hwy 104. Here, cross the Hood
winter activities here.
Canal Bridge to begin the tour.
Stopping-off points: As well
3 Sequim as the numerous public camp-
Sitting in the rain grounds and lodges situated in
shadow of the Olympic or near Olympic National Park (see
Mountains, Sequim p289), a wide variety of restaurants
features an elk-viewing and accommodations is to be
site and the Olympic found throughout this area.
Game Farm, home to
endangered wild animals.
Bellingham
1 Port Gamble
Located on the
Kitsap Peninsula,
S t r a i t o f J u a n d e F u c a
this former logging
Joyce
town has retained
its original New
England Victorian-
style homes,
country store, and
•
Blyn Puget church. The 1982
Sound
Mount movie An Officer
Carrie Elk and a Gentleman
Mountain
was filmed here.
Mount
Deception Quilcene
OLYMPIC Silverdale
NATIONAL PARK
Queets River Mount
Anderson
Bremerton
Quinault River Lake Cushman 2 Port Townsend
This seaport, a National
Historic Landmark, is known
Tacoma for its Victorian architecture
and vibrant arts community
(see pp180–81). The town is
also an excellent base from
which to make kayaking,
whale-watching, and
cycling day trips.

0 Mount Olympus
With its West Peak rising 7,965
ft (2,428 m), this three-peaked,
glacier-clad mountain is the
highest in Washington’s
Olympic range.

For keys to symbols see back flap

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