Lake Quinault

On Tuesday, we packed up the dog and headed to the Olympic National Park and forest. It was only a 30-minute drive from Seabrook to Lake Quinault.  We had never been to the lake before, and the place emerged from the forest almost like magic.

The lake is a lovely, pristine body of water with a shoreline filled with chairs in which to relax, sit and test the water with your toes.  Nala jumped right in (being the Australian Shepherd that she is!) and enjoyed a couple of short dog paddles.

It was a perfect day to lounge by the water's edge, and to remind myself that this is what vacations are truly all about.