Most of the Puget Sound area had rain forecast today, but the Sequim "rain shadow" looked good. This along with a favorable low tide, decided me to hike the Dungeness Spit out to the lighthouse and back today, an 11 mile round trip hike, located in the Dungeness National Wildlife refuge. 
The Dungeness Spit is one of the longest natural spits in the world, laying off the NE tip of the Olympic Peninsula into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
The first 0.5 miles of trail is along a paved path in the wooded hill above the beach.
Panorama view from the western end of the spit, looking north toward Canada.
There were many seagulls at the beach today.
It is much easier to walk on the firm sand of low tide, then among the rocks and loose dry sand on the top of the spit.
When you see these old pilings along the beach, you are getting closer to the lighthouse.
Nearing the lighthouse, a bald eagle is atop the piling on the right.
Close up of the bald eagle
The entrance to the lighthouse is from behind, as the front is part of the protected shoreline.View of Dungeness Spit from the lighthouse looking back towards the west.
View to the south, looking towards Dungeness Bay and Puget Sound.
Sign pointing towards the lighthouse and towards the return journey.
A bald eagle facing back along the spit to the west.
Panorama view from along the spit looking south:
Some of the other shore birds I saw today:
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