One sight I really wanted to see on the Olympic Peninsula was the Hole in the Wall on Rialto Beach. The hike there and back is 3.3 miles, so you've got to work a bit. I respect landmarks that make you earn it!
Danelle didn't want to make the hike, opting instead to sit on the beach and read. I focused more on getting there and back quickly than I normally would, so I passed up chances to shoot some of the interesting driftwood along the shore. Overcast conditions might detract from the brilliance of my pictures, but they'd at least make the walk more comfortable.
I didn't arrive at Hole in the Wall at low tide, so I wasn't able to reach it directly. Instead I had to climb overall a small ridge and try and approach it from the north, which I was fortunately able to do. I used the arch to first frame James Island...
Climbing over the ridge may have been a bit of a blessing, because it gave me the opportunity to shoot the arch from an interesting angle.
I confess I was pretty wiped out when I got back to Danelle; hiking on sand and loose gravel is always challenging. But it was worth it to visit this famous feature!
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