Admiralty Head Lighthouse - Coupeville, Washington
Admiralty Head Lighthouse - Coupeville, Washington
The sea traffic into Seattle that travel on the Pacific must pass along the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, which separates the Olympic Peninsula and Canada's Vancouver Island, and then it requires a turn south to navigate through Admiralty Inlet before reaching Puget Sound. There are two points that define the entrance to Admiralty Inlet from the Strait, Point Wilson on the west and Admiralty Head on the east. There were Lighthouses placed on both of these points to guide shipping safely to their destination. Today there is the Keystone-Port Townsed ferry that connects landings located near these two points which provide a quick link between the northwestern part of the state and the Olympic Peninsula.
State Capitol - Olympia, Washington
State Capitol - Olympia, Washington
The Capitol of Washington was completed in 1928 and is both the Capitol and the Legislative Building. The main Legislative building has a dome that is 278 feet high with equally broad-shouldered edifices that surround the central structure. 
The state had been in existence as a state for 39 years and a territory for 26 years before that when the Capitol was actually built. It took that long to finally decide that Olympia should actually be the capital city of the state.
Hood Canal, One of the Seven Wonders of the Olympic Peninsula - Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Hood Canal, One of the Seven Wonders of the Olympic Peninsula - Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Seeing the Seven Wonders of the Olympic Peninsula is a great way to do a self guided tour of the area. You can see Hood Canal which is called the Olympics’ Emerald Fjord. It divides the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas and is over 600 feet deep in some places. Here you will find a large salmon population, oysters, lams, shrimp and geoducks.
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