Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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#Seascapes of the Washington Coast – for #SundayStills
Washington State has many wonderful beaches, and I especially love those on the dramatic northern coast, wild and scenic.
I’ll start with Rialto Beach, isolated and primordial, with ghost trees and sea stacks, and the starting point of long hike north into the wilderness, for those equipped and so inclined.
Just down the road is another favorite, Second Beach. You’ll find First, Second and Third Beaches south of Rialto. (I guess they ran out of names, or maybe imagination!)
Second Beach requires a short hike through the woods, before you reach the gorgeous beach below, with smooth sand and giant sea stacks.
Next up (actually, down, further south) is Ruby Beach, recently voted as one of the best in the world by Lonely Planet. (I love it, but it’s no better, in my humble opinion, than any of the others in this post!)
Finally, I’ll close with Long Beach, furthest south and near the Columbia River, my favorite all-purpose beach, quite different from the others, offering a wide-open and very long beach (hence the name) and old-fashioned beach town.
Sharing my Seascapes for this week’s #Sunday Stills, hosted by Cathy at Between the Lines.
I’ll be hosting next week’s color challenge while Terri is away for the month – so start thinking about #Jade Green!
~Susanne
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A wonderful gallery of stunning images, Susanne. You’re very lucky to have all that beauty 💚
Thank you, Cathy. 🥰 I do love my home state of Washington!
Beautiful coastline!
Thank you! I agree!
That coast and those beaches are gorgeous and yet still wild. I had friends who used to go down to the Long Beach Kite Festival every year and play music there!
The ones north are truly wild and rugged, and you can almost have them to yourself. And I never get tired of Long Beach! Maybe someday I’ll make it to the Kite Festival! 😊
Gorgeous!
Thank you! ☺️
These are all incredible photos!
Thanks so much!
I think those assorted big rocks make the beaches more interesting. We don’t have those on the beaches of Norfolk, where I live.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. The sea stacks are definitely unique and add an air of mystery to the beaches.
Stunning views of our state’s impressive beaches, Susanne! Now I’ll have to see if we can include Long Beach in our itinerary this trip! I appreciate you including the map, too.
Thanks, Terri! The beaches further north are definitely wild and dramatic. But Long Beach is an old fashioned town stuck in the fifties, and the beach itself huge and great for walking! There’s a couple of lighthouses in the vicinity, too!
Amazing. I love the northern washington coast. I shared a few photos in my post.
Thanks, Kirstin! I’ll come over for a look! 😊
I loved seeing those wild beaches with the sea stacks – great memories of our own visit 🙂 But we didn’t make it to Long Beach and now you have me wishing that we did!
Thanks, Sarah. I love the wild, dramatic beaches, but Long Beach is definitely a fun place to visit!
What a stunning assortment of photos! 😍 You live in a beautiful area. Long Beach with its town looks like a fun place. 😀
Thanks so much! I love Washington’s wild and scenic coast! And Long Beach is a wonderful place to visit, both the sleepy town, and long open beach. 🙂