I drove out to the Makah Indian Reservation to hike to Shi Shi Beach and the Point of Arches. This is an 8 mile round trip hike with a 200 ft descent down to the beach. I only saw 10 other hikers/backpackers this morning on a gorgeous spring low tide day. The first 1.7 miles in through the forest on tribal land. The trail is part dirt and part board walk.
There are several very muddy sections along the trail.
Near the end of the trail, there are a couple of places to view the ocean.
The trail enters Olympic National Park at the end of the forest trail and then goes down some stairs and switchbacks and through the woods for about 0.3 miles to the beach.
View of Shi Shi beach looking north
zoom of some of the sea stacks to the north
view of Shi Shi Beach to the south, with the Point of Arches about 2 miles south
The tide was going out as I hiked along the beach, exposing lots of rocks (looking north),looking west
I didn't see anyone else on the beach until I saw a backpacker down near the point of arches. Here looking back at only my footprints on the beach.
Views getting nearer to the point of arches.
eagle soaring overhead
clouds reflecting in the wet sand
zoom of some of the arches in a large sea stack
shorebirds
Almost to the Point of Arches, some of the sea stacks reflecting in the water.
Low tide was -1.8, a great day for tide pool exploring and being able to get out to some of the sea stacks in the Point of Arches.
Views from inside some of the arches in the sea stacks.
Views from among the Point of Arches 
a few of the many sea star, anemones and barnacles seen at the Point of Arches this morning:
Views just to the south of the Point of Arches
Back to the north end of Shi Shi Beachsome of the wildflowers and fungi seen along the trail today:
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