Cape Flattery, 6/22/23
One of my favorite parts of this whole trip was hiking to Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point in the contiguous United States, located on the Makah Indian Reservation. After driving to the end of the road, you hike down to the very most northwest point along the coast. It's a beautiful hike, and the big highlight was seeing a gray whale! Scott was absolutely ecstatic to see a whale, and he "already had a video going!" and he got a little clip of the gray whale spouting. Just past the edge of the coastline it was very foggy, so we didn't have great visibility, which made it extra special to see the whale.
There are some cabins you can rent through the Makah Tribe, and I really wanted to stay there, but unfortunately they didn't have availability while we were there. I will plan to book earlier next time! There is also a Makah Museum/Makah Culture and Research Center that I really wanted to visit, but it was closed the day we were there. We will visit next time as well!
