Driftwood Beach Shacks, Elwha River Mouth

Survey Marker, Elwha River mouth off Place Road

Sawdust Mountain - Eirik Johnson Photographs

Check out Eirik Johnson's new book, 'Sawdust Mountain'. The book has great images of the Olympic Peninsula. His work will be at Seattle's Henry Art Gallery through January 2010.

Cedar Tree and Seagull Wing

Light Rain on the Lower Elwha

Salt Marsh and View of Striped Peak

Salmon Season on the Lower Elwha

Autumn along the Lower Elwha

Garbage Collected Along the Elwha, Sunday Oct 25th.

We walked up the Elwha River from its mouth on the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Sunday about a quarter mile, and collected a full bag of garbage. This section of the river is heavily used by fishermen, surfers, beachcombers, and has homes upstream, and also collects flotsam and jetsam from boats or other marine sources. The river's two dams will (hopefully) be removed soon, the largest dam removals yet in North America. We will continue to collect garbage every time we visit the river.