Billy Wardle Happenings

 Sol Duc is also spelled Sole Duck.  The campground was nice, but they didn't seem to give a discount for the senior National Park card as under private management by the resort and hot spring.   Sol Duc Campground The hike to the water fall was fun.  The waterfall was very pretty.  It is a three-tiered fall.  On the way back we heard a very strange sound and concluded it must have been a mountain lion. In leaving the area we stopped at a salmon run.  We actually saw some jump, but never captured them in pictures.

 You can see Victoria Island in Canada along the Strait of San Juan de Fuca.

The Makah museum is very fascinating.  It is located in Neah Bay which is along the San Juan de Fuca Strait.  The only disappointment is they do not allow pictures or videos to be taken inside.  The museum houses some 55,000 items from the Ozette Archeological Site.   This site is 300-500 years old and was buried by a mud slide.  It included six long houses and their contents.  As such in the museum are whaling boats, sealing boats and the tools to go with each, harpoons, seal clubs, seal spears.  One of the most interesting displays is a long house where you can go inside and see the dealings.  These homes are very large and have different sections for different families.  There are also samples of clothing.  The clothing that survived 500 years is clothing made of cedar smashed cedar bark.  Historical Makah Culture as found at the museum is fascinating. long house