Took a sunny day drive out to Pacific County yesterday. I walked around South Bend a bit to see their stunning courthouse building and grab a hot chocolate at a great cafe on the water. From there I followed the windy road out to Tokeland and had lunch at the 100+ year old Tokeland Hotel.
Hwy 101 through South Bend, WA
Docks along Willapa Bay in South Bend, WA
Pacific County Courthouse building in South Bend, WA
Pacific County Courthouse building in South Bend, WA
Pacific County Courthouse building in South Bend, WA
House and guard lions in South Bend, WA
Corner of Cowlitz and Ferry in South Bend, WA
Great old, abandoned building in South Bend, WA
Great old, abandoned building in South Bend, WA
Waters of a choppy Willapa Bay
Sign pointing the way to Tokeland from Raymond, WA
Hwy 105 with the Tokeland peninsula on the horizon
Fishing marina at the tip of the peninsula in Tokeland, WA
Choppy waters of Willapa Bay in Tokeland, WA
The view west from Tokeland, WA
Grassy shoreline in Tokeland, WA
Golf and gusts over Willapa Bay in Tokeland, WA
On the grounds of the historic Tokeland Hotel
View of Willapa Bay from the Tokeland Hotel dining room
Clam chowder at the Tokeland Hotel restaurant
BLT, clam chowder, and a hot chocolate from the Tokeland Hotel restaurant
Windy Willapa Bay from Tokeland, WA
Houses of various conditions in Tokeland, WA
The view west from Tokeland, WA
Grass and sand bars in Tokeland, WA
Grassy shoreline in Tokeland, WA
These wind turbines tell me Pacific County is my kind of county!
The snowy Olympic Mountains above Gray's Harbor on a crystal clear day