Sequim Blog » elk http://sequimblog.com Photos and news about Sequim Washington and the Olympic Peninsula Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Sequim Elk http://sequimblog.com/2009/11/04/sequim-elk/ http://sequimblog.com/2009/11/04/sequim-elk/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:28:39 +0000 sequimblog http://www.sequimblog.com/2009/11/sequim-elk/ When seen on a map of the United States, the Olympic Peninsula is spectacularly out there on its own. A good portion of the peninsula is dedicated to National Park and National Forest – in fact, it is impossible to drive across most of the peninsula; roads circle around the Olympic National Park, running along the Pacific coast, the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and Hood Canal.

It should therefore come as no surprise that elk roam through Sequim from time to time. Sequim sits at the foot of the Olympic Mountains, on grassy fields that lead up to the Salish Sea. Roosevelt Elk, numbering about 5,000 in the Olympic National Park, are frequent visitors to the land in and around Sequim.

Sequim is a small city on the edge of northwest wilderness. It is well worth visiting.

elk 14, originally uploaded by donmarcyp.

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elk 14, originally uploaded by donmarcyp.

One of the signature moments for any visit to Sequim is an encounter with the resident Roosevelt Elk herd. Watch for the Elk Crossing sign east of town on Highway 101, and if it’s blinking, you might be in luck.

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