Washington's Olympic Peninsula

I took a quick weekend trip after scoring a $175 roundtrip on Delta from OKC-SEA to the Olympic peninsula. Olympic National Park is nothing short of amazing, and I really could have spent more days or even weeks there easily. The highlight was a whale watching tour with Island Adventures in Port Angeles. I spent most of Saturday morning and early afternoon watching whales in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, including a nice breach right next to the boat. Would highly recommend Island Adventures if you are up there.

Port Angeles, WA
US Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, Washington
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
First whale of the day Just off Race Rocks
Whale Breach off Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. Off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Whale Jumping in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the coast of Vancouver Island
Whale lands in the water and makes a big splash after breaching
Humpback Tail
Another dive
We headed off to find other whales at this point
Two humpback whales were swimming side by side
The close whale is on it’s side after loud trumpeting, likely being aggressive towards the other whale next to it
Angry humpback whale slapping the water
We witnessed the whale splash it’s tail back and forth at the other whale
Oil Tanker Silver Muna going thru the Strait of Juan de Fuca with some Orcas nearby
These Orcas were identified on ship as being from the L pod
Close Orca
Killer Whales
Orcas in the distance
L-pod orca from Port Angeles Whale Watch Co. trip
Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park
Clouds forming off the mountains
Snow Capped Olympic Mountains
Hurricane Ridge Road
Hurricane Ridge Road
Stream/Waterfall along Hurricane Ridge Road
Waterfall
Foggy Trees
Foggy conditions along Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park
This buck was really close
Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park
Evening over Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park Sign
Sunrise over La Push, WA
La Push, WA – Olympic National Park
Sea Stacks off Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach
Ruby Beach
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
Whale Tail

Ben Holcomb

Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser that lives in Oklahoma. He has observed over 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most news networks. Ben loves to travel and has been to all 50 states and 19 countries.