FEBRUARY 2017
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| A SEA STACK FROM THE TRAIL |
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| SHI SHI BEACH |
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| SEA STACK ON SHI SHI BEACH |
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| POINT OF ARCHES |
Shi Shi Beach and Point of Arches is a pleasant 8 mile round-trip hike located within Olympic National Park that begins within a coastal rainforest and ends on a beach with sea stacks and arches. The trail down to the beach is very swampy, and there were large puddles of water covering much of it while I was there. There were side trails created by hikers just off the main trail that helped in some spots, but it was impossible to get all the way down the trail without stepping in some big mud puddles.
The final drop from the trail to the beach is a little steep, and some ropes had been placed along the way to assist with the slippery descent and ascent. Just after you arrive at the beach, you will see some sea stacks to you right. In order to get to Point of the Arches you will travel about two miles down the beach to your left, which will require wading through one knee-deep creek along the way. Point of the Arches was fun place to explore as the stacks and arches jut out several hundred feet into the ocean, and contained many tide pools.
