Yeah! This was around 3pm. The Southern Residents were hunting around Commencement all afternoon before starting their trip north.

How do you force them to do that? I applied in 2007, and I still don't have it yet. The state AG won't force them to do that.

Fantastic! Was that today?

WOW

Yeah! We watched them from Point Defiance before deciding to hop on the ferry and explore the island a bit before hearing they were headed East. Perfect timing to have them come within 50-100’ from the shoreline.

Southern residents!

Like you're in Rings of Power

Happy to share it. It was really amazing to have them come so close to shore.

There is very little else that says Pacific Northwest like this picture does.

Thank you for this.

Sure, go for it! Happy Thanksgiving 😊

My boss camps here every summer. You have to log on a year exactly in advance right in the morning when they come available. He has to do each day otherwise he won’t get his whole trip.

I used to ride my motorcycle out to the coast and camp whenever and wherever I wanted to twenty-five-ish years ago. Long before reservations were necessary. Pack my stuff Thursday evening, ride to work Friday, take off early, and head west with no destination in mind. Can't do that any more but at least I have the memories.

Oh man I love this. Would you mind if I painted it?

When I was 17, I took time off and rode my road bike down to Astoria and back around the OP, camping on the beach at Kalaloch. Free camping on the beach in 1971. Best teenage trip ever. I think the OP is the last best place.

Love Kalaloch. I camped there in November, many years ago - it rained so much the day before I arrived, but when I arrived I saw only clouds and then sunshine. Bliss.

Looks like it could be a scene from Lord of the Rings.

Yeah it was definitely cold 🥶 but we just camped there without reservations and with no close neighbors. Camping heaven! No way I could get this spot at any peak time. Got really lucky it didn't rain during our stay, the kalaloch gods were with us.

Nice day for a polar plunge

today i learned there's a place called amboy

Petty insults and name-calling don’t reflect well on you.

I don't see anywhere on that page to check to see if you have a CPL.

Nice spot

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I tried to book one of those spots for last summer. Got up early and logged on early for weeks last winter. Never found one open lol.

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