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.
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Views in the Pacific Northwest and, specifically, the Olympic Peninsula, are generally stellar. Puget Sound or the Strait of Juan de Fuca, two mountain ranges, volcanoes towering 10,000 to 14,000 feet above sea level… how can your jaws not drop in wonder?
The views from Sequim are spectacular – like the one above, seen from Bell Hill. Views from Sequim have all the elements listed above, plus the following: Vancouver Island, the San Juan Islands and Whidbey Island on the horizon; and the Olympic Mountains pressing at your back as you look out over lush flat fields to the Salish Sea.
If you haven’t yet experienced the beauty of Sequim, hurry.
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Although the lavender festival has come and gone here in Sequim, it does not mean that the nice times to visit the Lavender farms has ended.
Jardin du Soleil is a wonderful farm out towards the Dungeness Area of Sequim. A certified organic farm, the owners also make a certified organic oil through a state-of-the-art distillation process there at the farm. The result is delicious lavender soap, high quality gifts like candles and even lavender for the cooking!
The farm is still open for the rest of August, and you can stop in to hand-pick your own lavender, or just meander the ten fragrant acres. They also sell products at the farm, like lavender sachets and other bath and body products.
The farm is decorated with Victorian-style fountains and sitting areas, so that if you want to bring a picnic lunch or a book to enjoy after you hand select a bouquet of lavender to bring home, you can just relax in the herb garden for a while.
Jardin du Soliel Lavender Farm in Sequim WA
Along with all of the products they make at the farm, they also sell bulk dried lavender. So if you want to make some products at home on your own, or if you are crafty and want to use our organic lavender to make gifts for your friends and family, you buy a whole bunch of the stuff to fill your car with pungent herbs! Lavender buds also make a wonderful alternative at a wedding to rice or confetti.
There are hundreds of ways to use lavender. The owners have great ideas and are happy to share them if you ask.
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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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February brings occasional morning fog to Sequim and the surrounding valleys and lowlands, though it is often sunny by the middle of the day.
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