{"id":2299,"date":"2017-07-02T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2017-07-10T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:43:24","slug":"ruby-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/07\/02\/ruby-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our neighbors at the campground are from Washington and visit the Olympic Peninsula regularly. \u00a0According to them there is no beach better than Ruby Beach which was already on our short list. \u00a0So after <a href=\"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/07\/02\/visiting-part-of-the-hoh-rainforest\/\">our morning in the Hoh Rainforest<\/a> and a late lunch back at the rig we added Sheba to our party and headed to the beach. \u00a0All the beaches in Kalaloch, including Ruby Beach, allow leashed dogs! \u00a0We were anxious to see how Sheba would react to the sand and waves!<\/p>\n<p>As we had descended from the campground to the coast we entered some low lying clouds that presented more of that misty Pacific Northwest feel. \u00a0We knew we had missed low tide by a couple of hours but thought this would help us avoid some of the crowds who come just to explore the tide pools. \u00a0Wrong! \u00a0Parking lot was packed and cars lined the road all the way into the lot. \u00a0But after one lap we found a spot big enough for the Beast and we hopped out to explore. \u00a0We were all a bit surprised at the difference in weather and temperature down on the beach compared to 20 miles away from the coast!<br \/>\n<a title=\"Sibs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/35675451976\/in\/album-72157685855678595\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4002\/35675451976_f49e6ac0be_n.jpg\" alt=\"Sibs\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The beach was very cool looking. \u00a0Steep hillsides just lush with trees and ferns and moss leading right to the sand and pebble beaches. \u00a0And between the two a swath\u00a0of enormous white driftwood; the skeletons of the trees that have fallen prey to the crashing waves and harsh weather of the coast.\u00a0 As the tide came in mist lifted off the ground\u00a0as the cold waves\u00a0hit the sun warmed beach\u00a0of low tide. \u00a0Large rocks called sea stacks jutted out of the ocean along the coast line like children of the mainland. \u00a0This is exactly how I had the beaches of the Pacific Northwest pictured! \u00a0But no longer is it just a picture in my mind&#8217;s eye, I am really here! \u00a0Watching my kids playing with the dog, running from the never-ending\u00a0waves. \u00a0Watching my beautiful wife collecting pebbles. \u00a0The smell of the sea air and the feel of the mist against my bald head. \u00a0Speaking of which, I SURE wish I&#8217;d brought my hat&#8230;.my head got COLD!!<\/p>\n<p>We were all surprised at how quickly Sheba took to the waves. \u00a0Usually it takes some coaxing from us to get her to go in the water. \u00a0But she immediately ran out with the kids into the waves! \u00a0Once she gets wet she wants to run. \u00a0Not just jog, she wants to flat out sprint!! \u00a0When she can be off leash this is fine, but on leash means that one poor kid has to try to keep up with her speed and quick darting turns. \u00a0Back on the beach she found a mussel shell that she was very curious about but also super skittish over. \u00a0She would slowly creep up on it then jump away after a quick sniff. \u00a0It was pretty funny. \u00a0Eventually she picked it up in her mouth but did not eat it.<\/p>\n<p>Our campground neighbors had told us you could find agate on the beach. \u00a0White rocks that are somewhat translucent. \u00a0We all had a lot of fun collecting what we thought might be agates, playing in the creek that dumped into the ocean and exploring the nooks and crannies of a sea stack on the beach. \u00a0The clouds parted briefly to show the blue sky and a bit of sunshine but it was relatively short lived. \u00a0When my head could not handle the cold wind anymore and some people&#8217;s bladders were about to burst we decided to call it a day and headed home.<\/p>\n<p>Back home we had dinner and made a fire to roast marshmallows for dessert! \u00a0Since our firewood piles Bruce, Winston and Kyle had been <a href=\"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/06\/28\/the-tale-of-the-traveling-trees-a-tragedy\/\">extradited to Canada<\/a> we needed to buy some new firewood and so chose Joe from Hoh over the other bundles for sale, Flo, Bo and Mo (also all from Hoh). \u00a0We took showers then read a bit before bed. \u00a0Another amazing day full of amazing experiences in amazing surroundings with amazing people compliments of God! \u00a0Thank you Lord for this day and for this life!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157685855678595_2078\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4002\/35675451976_f49e6ac0be.jpg\" title=\"Sibs\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Sibs<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4147\/35714958615_54c5e04e89.jpg\" title=\"Caden in the hole\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Caden in the hole<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4134\/35675450636_6538e7e11d.jpg\" title=\"All 6 of us\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>All 6 of us<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4077\/35586777831_beeb401077.jpg\" title=\"Chasing waves\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Chasing waves<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4088\/35586789791_7e22fb8600.jpg\" title=\"Run\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Run<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4206\/35586787971_96bf822f80.jpg\" title=\"Ankle deep\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Ankle deep<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4265\/35586788611_75ef525188.jpg\" title=\"Run\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Run<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4051\/35717775265_e81e5756f0.jpg\" title=\"Run\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Run<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4205\/35717776365_bc94b1696c.jpg\" title=\"Run\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Run<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4003\/35714957465_f73210b11c.jpg\" title=\"Ruby Beach pano\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Ruby Beach pano<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4060\/35675449226_8c2c760251.jpg\" title=\"Running from waves\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Running from waves<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4115\/35586786501_5bc19cc8e0.jpg\" title=\"Blue sky\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Blue sky<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4022\/35717774195_43c851a6f4.jpg\" title=\"On the beach\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>On the beach<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4284\/35714955795_ebdb45016d.jpg\" title=\"Steph and Sheba\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Steph and Sheba<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4056\/35675448476_43a9498b22.jpg\" title=\"Sun came out!\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Sun came out!<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4036\/35714955225_67680e5255.jpg\" title=\"Exploring\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Exploring<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4062\/35714954785_d09267e0b4.jpg\" title=\"Gap in the rock\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Gap in the rock<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4063\/35714954275_0df8389044.jpg\" title=\"Muddy foot\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Muddy foot<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4263\/35714953815_fcb44c6065.jpg\" title=\"Picking through driftwood\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Picking through driftwood<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4116\/35714953665_9d10bf187b.jpg\" title=\"The girls\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>The girls<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4257\/35714953235_cd8fee8d45.jpg\" title=\"Huck\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Huck<\/p><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(\"#flickr_72157685855678595_2078\").data(\"options\",{\"delay\":3000,\"autoplay\":true,\"transition\":500,\"link\":\"next\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"width\":\"\",\"height\":\"\"});<\/script><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our neighbors at the campground are from Washington and visit the Olympic Peninsula regularly. \u00a0According to them there is no beach better than Ruby Beach which was already on our short list. \u00a0So after our morning in the Hoh Rainforest and a late lunch back at the rig we added Sheba to our party and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[7],"tags":[96,83,90],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2312,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299\/revisions\/2312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}