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Things are very busy. Work is always crazy for me from January – March – the next two weeks are the worst. I have to work today and tomorrow a bit, even though there is the President’s Day holiday. Saturday was the only day that I was to have any time at all. Relaxing at home just didn’t seem like enough. I always like to take a road trip to rejuvenate my spirits, and with the odd coincidence of sunshine and blue skies we planned a trip to the Quinault rainforest and, if we had time, a trip to the beach. All in one day.
It was glorious.
We hiked through snow-covered trails in the rainforest (with the sun shining!). This area averages 144 inches of rainfall per year. How did we luck into the perfect day? I like to think we deserved it. There were numerous waterfalls, mossy trees, misty stands of douglas firs, the world’s largest spruce tree…..and that was all before 2:00. Then an hour drive through the forest led us to Moclips, a sleepy ocean-front town perched on the edge of the Pacific. Driftwood, seagulls, sand and sunset rounded out our day.
I forgot that my shoulders were not supposed to be crunched up toward my ears, but relaxed. The knots worked themselves out and my neck feels 20 inches longer.
