La Push, Washington

If you have never been to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington you should find the time (and gas money) and go. I found La Push, a little coastal town on the Quileute Reservation, quite by accident many years ago and instantly connected to "place." If you seek solitude, healing, peace, you will find it here. There are no phones or tvs available at the Oceanside Resort and internet access is new this year. This is the ultimate "getaway" from everything -- a true escape. The remoteness forces you to remove yourself from life as you know it and in so doing encourages reflection and meditation. That's not to say there is nothing to do! You can run from one activity or location -- all beach or forest related -- to another with as much frantic energy as you want but after a day or two you'll settle down and realize that what you really need can be found by wandering through a gentle forest or toeing sand and gravel as you feel the rhythm of the waves on the beach.

I'll come back to La Push probably many times because that's what I do. I always go back to La Push.


The slideshow at the bottom of the blog has many more photos of this place but I'm putting a couple below.

Check these links for more information and photos of this most beautiful and amazing place:

Going to La Push

My Eden