Crashing surf, sea stacks, gulls, and the tide washing in and out according to the pull of the moon, all and more greet the visitor to Ruby Beach. Ruby Beach is a beautiful park on the Pacific Ocean about 35 miles south of Forks, WA (of the ‘Twilight Saga’ fame) accessed by a steep, but well cared for trail that winds down through lush, dense, coastal woodlands opening onto the rocky beach below. Quite remote and never crowded, Ruby Beach is a wild place where the sand has bits of crushed garnets which can give a pink tinge to the sand in a colorful sunset. Toting many pounds of camera gear, the walk down was a snap, but the trek back up to the parking lot was a ‘walk-a-ways and rest,’ routine for me (asthma is no friend to hikers) but the views are worth the labor getting down and back up. Take a picnic lunch and sit on a log, or sit in the sand and soak in the beautiful view which will delight the eyes, ears and soul.
Sharing with Nancy at ‘A Rural Journal,’ and ‘Your Sunday Best.’
You mean you “paused occasionally on the ascent to admire the breathtaking views”. Looks as though it was worth the trouble and effort; that’s a fine picture.
A beautiful spot too. Nicely taken.
Wonderful landscape!
I can totally see myself spending the day here, exploring. Beautiful!
Thank you for sharing with us at Your Sunday Best, Madge!
Looks like coming straight from a Twilight movie :) Love it!
That is a gorgeous shot Madge! Do you do big-ish prints of shots like this? I would this one!
I love how you called it a wild place. So many times I wish you did more than one photo : )
really pretty.
Gorgeous shot, and fortuitous, a friend of mine wants me to come up to the Forks area in the next month – if you have any suggestions for a wonderful place to stay I am all ears.
Great view of a wonderful place…
Ah, what a beautiful landscape by the sea! This is so Pacific Northwest :^)
Now that would be a nice spot to be in. Today we have gray skies with a chance for snow.
….fantastic shot, a great landscape ..
Best regards, Karin
Wonderful photo.
Regards and best wishes
That is one awesome view!
Great image again. Have you figured out how that moon, so little and far away, manages to tug all of the ocean’s waters this way and that, twice a day?
Beautiful!!
This is so pretty. I’ve never been there, but I’ll add it to my list- maybe I’ll make it over on the long weekend! Thanks!
–TS
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Such a pretty photo of an inviting spot. You captured the serenity very nicely!
Beautiful shot. I love the sky and green color of trees. Greetings from Romania
Lovely reflection too