Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
plus Karen Duquette's sister, Ilse Blahak at
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
in Washington state.
June 26, 2015

The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is located near the town of Sequim in Clallam County in the U.S. state of Washington, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The refuge is composed of 772 acres which include Dungeness Spit, Graveyard Spit, and portions of Dungeness Bay and Harbor. Dungeness Spit is one of the world's longest natural sand spits, 5.5 miles long and very narrow. A lighthouse, the New Dungeness Light, built in 1857, is located near the end of the spit. Access to Dungeness Spit is through a Clallam County Park which has hiking trails, picnic areas, and a campground. On January 20, 1915, it was designated as a National Wildlife Refuge by President Woodrow Wilson. Day users must buy a pass for $10. The weather was terrible and the two RV Gypsies did not get to do much in this refuge.

Below is a Decomposition Timeline. It is amazing, and hopefully will wake some people up about waste and recycling.

Below: A very dreary, cloudy, windy day did not allow the two RV Gypsies to take great photos looking down onto the beach from Dungeness Harbor Overlook. But any photo is better than none.

Then the two RV Gypsies took the short, but steep hike down to the beach.

Below: Karen Duquette asked Lee Duquette to hold her hat while she pulled up her hoodie. So Lee decided to wear the hat while on the beach.

Below: Lee Duquette and Ilse Blahak on the beach.

Below: Karen Duquette liked watching the waves come in, and of course she just had to photograph them.

Below: Lee Duquette found a place to hide from the wind.

Please use the main menu shown below for the state of Washington to view other areas the two RV Gypsies visited in Washington in 2015. There is also a link to Canada and other travel options below.

Travel to Washington	Segway tour of Seattle
Seattle, Pike Place, Waterfront, Sculptures	Art at the Seattle Center
Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle	Space Needle in Seattle
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle - July 1
Anacortes and Cap Sante Marina
Cape Flattery / Tootish Island / Neah Bay / Sea Otters / Sea Caves
Deception Pass State Park	Deception Pass Boat Tour
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (this page)	Forks (as in the Twilight movie)
Mount Baker	Mount Erie and Lake Campbell
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Vernon and the Skagit Riverwalk
North Cascades National Park
Ladder Creek/Powerhouse Gorge-day	Ladder Creek/Powerhouse Gorge-night
Olympic National Park	Hoh Rain Forest
Marymere Falls near Olympic NP	Pillar Point County Park - Clallam County
Port Angeles	Port Angeles Whale tour
Port Townsend, bay and some deer	Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend
Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend	Point Defiance Park and Garden in Tacoma
Rainbow Falls State Park	Sandy Cove Park - a great picnic spot
Spirits of Iron Sculpture Park	Sekiu Overlook /Whale Trail and Rosie
Snoqualmie Falls	Strawberry Festival in Marysville
Totem Poles and Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Reservation in Blyn
funky hamburger joints	Restaurants
Chehalis campground	Thunderbird Resort TT in Monroe
KOA-Port Angeles-Sequim
Seattle / Tacoma KOA in Kent	Concrete / Grandy KOA and TT

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AFTER you have seen all of the above sections, please continue on to British Columbia, Canada: Cultus Lake, Bridal Falls, Harrison Hot Springs, City of Hope, the tunnels, Whistler, Brandywine Falls, Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, Shannon Falls, a bear tour, Lac La Hache Provincial Park, Prince George, Glaciers and waterfalls in Smithers, salmon jumping , Indians net fishing and more.

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