Washington State’s maritime playground is the stretch of
Washington coast from Ocean Shores down to Cape Disappointment at the mouth of
the Columbia River. This area has expansive
beaches and locally run oyster farms.
Unlike the coastline further north this area is free of wild coves and
stormy sea stacks. According to a tourist site “this is where the whole of
Washington (and beyond) comes to sail, fish, fly kites and hang out.”
Second Beach is, with First Beach and Third Beach,
collectively known as La Push Beach. First
Beach and Third Beach cannot be accessed from Second Beach even though the
other two beaches are within a mile in each direction, north or south; they are
inaccessible due to the protruding headlands and steep bluffs.
Trails to Second Beach start at the Quileute Indian Reservation and one has to walk a mile before reaching the coast. Second Beach is the longest and flattest of the three beaches. Half a mile offshore is an archipelago. Sea stacks are mixed throughout the small islands and are known as the Quileute Needle.
This
postcard shows Second Beach at sunset and was sent by Craftybarbie (21 July
2014) Swap-bot.
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