A large spit (peninsula composed of sediment built up by longshore drift) in the Strait of Juan de Fuca separating the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It's a wildlife area that's partially open to hiking. A lighthouse sits at the end, some 5.5 miles out; it is possible to hike the whole distance!
A large spit (peninsula composed of sediment built up by longshore drift) in the Strait of Juan de Fuca separating the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It's a wildlife area that's partially open to hiking. A lighthouse sits at the end, some 5.5 miles out; it is possible to hike the whole distance!
On Dungeness Spit, Washington state, on the seaward side looking WNW out the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The edge of the Washington mainland is barely visible at far left, and some of Vancouver Island is visible to the right. Straight out this way, tho, the next landfall is Kamchatka! ;)
Washington state, USA, off the Strait of Juan de Fuca, near Sequim ("skwim"), WA. A "spit" is a peninsula of unconsolidated sediment built out by longshore drift. Dungeness Spit is over 5 miles long and still actively growing--it's said to be one of the longest in the world. There's a lighthouse (still active AFAIK) at the far end, and you can walk out to it! They recommend you check tide tables, tho--it can be dangerous at high tide with any surf, when those logs start sloshing around! The logs are (yes) driftwood, mostly Douglas fir I believe, from the local forests. The lagoon on the landward side of the spit, to the right, is a wildlife refuge and is closed to public access.
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