Dungess spit and New Dungeness Light House

we had planned on x country skiing at Hurricane ridge, but the road was closed with no indication of an opening time. Headed back to the Sequim area and walked the spit. We decided that if coast walking is 'coasting,' then spit walking must be spitting....follows logically no? Anyway....in the famous Olympic Rain Shadow, we walked through a half mile of ferny forest to the ramp to the beach. Turned towards the east and north and walked the spit for the 4 1/2 miles to the light station. Took a tour of the lighthouse from the volunteer keepers there( yes, you can volunteer to do this...see www.newdungenesslighthouse.com... rain turned the corner of Puget Sound and rattled the lighthouse windows. We hung out there and ate snacks and talked with the keepers and eventually took off again in the rain. It quickly stopped( hey, we asked as it is the Rain Shadow and it was Susie's birthday.....) and we enjoyed sunny conditions for our return stroll back. 10 miles round trip is somewhat tiring slogging along a beach. I recommend low tides for firm sand walking for this one......