Today our drive produced a wide range of emotions. When the sun came out, it was just stunning to see how gorgeous everything is...the lakes, the evergreens, etc. Picture postcard gorgeous! But far too often we came across areas in the forests that had been logged, and it was heartbreaking to see the "rape" of our land. Acres of wooded areas were left with nothing but stumps, and it was quite sad to see. We take our gorgeous wood furniture, paper products, etc for granted without considering the sacrifice of God's majestic trees. The good news, though, is that there were signs along the way stating the year many of the wooded areas were reforested. Oregon and Washington both seem to be very environmentally friendly compared to other states we've traveled. And I have to admit that the roads are much better maintained than ours in Colorado.
Along our route today was a drive thru Forks, WA, the home of the Twilight series of books. We didn't go out of our way to see it. It just happened to be on our route. But we stopped for lunch and laughed a bit at all of the teeny boppers who were going crazy over everything Twilight! One of the workers at the cafe said as the logging industry slowed down, the tourist industry picked up, thanks to Twilight. There were stores carrying Twilight merchandise on 3 of the 4 corners at the only stoplight in town! I talked to a sweet older gentleman who was painting a building. He wanted to know where we're from and where we're headed. I've found the people all along our route this week to be good ol' folks...very friendly to outsiders.
Tonight we'll head out for more seafood here in Port Angeles, and then at 7am we need to have our car in line for the Blackball Ferry into Victoria, BC. The lady working at their office today said we shouldn't have any problem getting on if we arrive early. (Making a reservation costs extra.) We'll take our chances. But Courtney, if we don't get on that ferry I'm holding you personally responsible!!!
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