Washington Coast Guide: Beauty, Novelty and Curiosity

Book excerpt: Washington Coast Guide: Beauty, Novelty and Curiosity Follow a picturesque adventure tour along Washington Coast’s Interstate 101 and north of Seattle Interstate 5 that captures the majesty and quirkiness of the state. The exploration begins at the Oregon border with crossing the expansive Megler-Astoria Bridge into Washington. The background and commentary from each chapter is concise and insightful giving you an intimate glimpse of a West Coast region bountiful in aesthetics and generally absent of tourist herds. Ideal for the roadtrip warrior or day-tripper. En route, your itinerary will feature: Natural and Historic Attractions Long Beach Peninsula Southwestern Estuary Marshlands and Sloughs Ocean Shores Point No Point Beach Crescent Lake Rialto Beach Tree Graveyard Cape Flattery Shi Shi Beach and The Point of Arches Blakely Harbor Park Notable Bridges and Crossing Spans Megler-Astoria Bridge Wishkah River and Heron Street Bridge Agate Pass Bridge Hood Canal Deception Pass Bridge Tour Attractions, Artistic Works and Oddities Raymond Iron Sculptural Cut-Outs Aberdeen: The Floating Cadaver Fleet of Billy Gohl Norwegian Town of Poulsbo Japanese-American Exclusion Memorial Sacred Stone Labyrinth and Prayer Wheel Fort Ward Park Port Townsend Victorian Architecture Fort Worden Sequim Lavender Festival Camp Hayden Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Fairhaven’s Haunted Sycamore Building Bellingham: Serial Killer Kenneth Bianchi’s Killing Site Haunted Old Town Café Waterfront Tavern: Serial Killer’s Hideaway Tavern