Looking for wilderness in Puget Sound

[Marco Flamingo]

You are a century to late to find wilderness in Hood Canal. Of course, wilderness is relative. A friend from Cincinnati was amazed when we drove to Eastern Oregon and he couldn't see any electrical lines. He had me stop the car so that he could stand and stare at the "emptiness."

My grandparents were on Hood Canal in the 1950s and already Highway 101 was paved. It runs right along the west side of the Canal and is now a favorite with biker gang posers. I can hear them even though I'm 3 miles away on the other side. The east side is less densely populated but no great anchorages. If you have good ground tackle (a hurkey anchor and all chain) you can anchor almost anywhere along the shore, but you will have no reprieve from a 180 current change every night.

You might have to change your goals. Maybe a little bird watching and then antique shopping in LaConner (with an ice cream cone). Deception Pass is scenic even with cars passing overhead. Plus, it takes some navigation (current calcs) skills.

 

[hollywood8118]

Hey now, some of our roads are paved! Where'd you find that cute kid?

Looks like a native Quilbilly



HOLLYWOOD

 

[Mark Laurnen]

Go west young man! Consider Sekiu, Neah Bay and LaPush. All are small and virtually unoccupied aside from sport fishermen in July. Each puts you at the door of remote hiking on the Olympic Peninsula. If the border does open, Port Renfrew lies directly across from Neah Bay and you would love the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. Also, you might get a chance to really see what that boat is made of!

 

[IRENE]

Neah Bay (Makah Reservation) is presently closed to tourism. Include a check of their status before heading there.

 

[markpierce]

Every time going out on the boat; seems like civilization disappears.