Ozette Triangle
Backpacking a portion of the “Wilderness Coast” in Olympic National Park, Washington. July 2024.
Day 1: Satsop, then Lake Ozette to Sand Point
Backpacking from Lake Ozette to Sand Point. Also, a stop at the spooky Satsop Business Park on the drive up.
Shot with Minolta X700 on Ilford HP5 Plus 400 ISO film pushed to 1600.
Yep, that's a nuclear plant cooling tower. Nope, it never had radioactive material in it. The Satsop Nuclear Power Plant faced funding issues and was never finished.
A partially finished nuclear cooling tower at Satsop Business Park (what the property was converted to).
The Satsop Business Park also offers a unique opportunity for shooting films (not just shooting film... I crack myself up). https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/satsop-courts-hollywood-to-use-old-nuke-plant-for-filming/
A fishing weir set up on the Ozette River to monitor juvenile salmon, as part of the Makah Tribe's work to restore salmon populations and ecosystem health.
Much of the path from Lake Ozette to Sand Point is a wooden boardwalk.
My husband on a bridge en route to Sand Point.
Bunchberry, a tiny relative of the dogwood tree, is often found on the floor of old-growth forests.
Blooming kinnick kinnick.
Evergreen huckleberry spangled with spiderwebs.
Sword fern.
Sunset at the southern beach at Sand Point.
Sunset at the southern beach at Sand Point.
Driftwood shelter at Sand Point.
Driftwood shelter at Sand Point.
Days 2-3: Sand Point to Ozette Lake
In the middle of this trip, we spent a day hanging out at Sand Point and exploring the tide pools. Then day 3 involved backpacking out.
Shot with Minolta X700 on Ilford HP5 Plus 400 ISO film (box speed).
A black bear on her way back up to the forest from feasting at the tidepools.
A black bear on her way back up to the forest from feasting at the tidepools.
Sea stacks and tide pools viewed from Sand Point.
Sea stack, tide pools, and rocky promontory viewed from Sand Point.
A bleached, dead crab in the tide pools at Sand Point. There were many live crabs too, but I had better luck capturing them on video (see next album).
A heron hunting among the tidepools by Sand Point.
A heron hunting among the tidepools by Sand Point.
A heron hunting among the tidepools by Sand Point.
Tidepools and sea stacks at Sand Point.
A variety of fucus in the tide pools at Sand Point.
A family hiking the coast at Sand Point.
Passing backpackers viewed from Sand Point.
Evening light on Day 2 at Sand Point.
Harbor seals basking on rocks near Sand Point.
Sea stacks north of Sand Point.
Evening light at Sand Point.
A bald eagle surveys his territory.
Days 2-3: The Tide Pools of Sand Point
Tons of purple shore crabs (Hemigrapsus nudus) and hermit crabs.
Shot with iPhone 14 Pro.