JULIE CLEGG PHOTOGRAPHY

Well I didn’t quite get the thick lush forest like I was hoping. We spent too much time on the water looking at all the fun beaches along the way. We had a blast and would definitely hit the WA coast again. It’s absolutely beautiful!

We have been having an extreme heat wave the past several days. We were on the coast when it started. The rain forest was 85 degrees, and then within 10 miles of heading to the coast the temperature plummeted 22 degrees. You can just see the difference in the pictures.

This first image is from Rialto Beach. The entire beach is tumbled rock. You can sit down in it or put your knees on it, and it is so smooth. The sound the rocks make when the waves are washing them up on the shore was so relaxing.

Here we are not 10 miles from where it was hot and sunny. Beautiful area, with lots of great camping and cabins.

Lake Quinault. This is where we ended up staying. Gorgeous lake and tons to do. The Quinault Rain Forest is here and there are many miles of trails to be hiked. We didn’t happen to hike that many of them, but we saw a little.

Here we are on the Bainbridge Island Ferry back to Seattle. I love how quiet and peaceful the island is next to the big tall busy city in the background. The clouds coming in were amazing!

And back to Seattle at last. Great trip…cannot wait to go back again and get those shots I wanted.

Today is our fifth anniversary! This weekend we are heading out to Lake Quinault to hang out on the lake which is located in the Quinault Rain Forest. We are also going to try to make it to Kalaloch to play on the beach. Neither one of us has spent much time in this part of the park, so we are really looking forward to it!

I dug out this old picture that I took with a point and shoot camera on a hike near our house. I love this picture because it reminds me of the rain forest we are headed to and how beautiful it is here, even though we live fairly close to a major city.

My husband, who is 6′4″ looks itty bitty in this picture next to all the huge trees! It will be fun posting pics from our trip to the rain forest and the coast when we get back!

Today was crazy hot. I will fully admit I am a warm weather wimp. I can appreciate a hot day, but glad I live in an area that has only a few of them. Thankfully, there is a pool nearby where we all tested out some new goggles and hats. It was a fun day for everyone and a great relief from the heat! Here’s to tomorrows cooler weather!

I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with ‘baby L’ and his family last week. These were shot on his 13th day of life. He was SO sweet and adorable with beautiful dark blue eyes. I look forward to seeing him and his family again very soon. Congratulations to you guys, here are a few pictures from that day.