Hobuck Beach Photographs, Olympic National Park Images

Olympic Ornamentation

Of the many majestic places to visit in Washington State, the Olympic Peninsula is surely one of them. Whether you’re looking for glacier-clad peaks to climb, tranquil wilderness trails to hike, or secluded beaches to comb, it’s all there. This past weekend my wife and I met some friends at Hobuck Beach, located just south of Cape Flattery (the most western point of the US) and a stones throw from Shi Shi Beach, for what was supposed to be a couple days of surfing in the sun. Well, the sun hardly shone, and the surf was less than ideal. But what does it matter when you’re far away from just about everything on a beautiful beach with friends.

As for myself, I had the joy & challenge of trying out a loaner Canon 50d SLR (a camera I’ve been thinking about buying) in light that varied from grey to dark grey to misty grey. So with little to capture in terms of grandiose landscape images, I opted to look down. Here’s a few examples of what I found…