Have some family in town this week so headed to the peninsula for a couple of days. They were interested in looking for rocks, specifically agates and other interesting finds so we headed to Damon Point (referenced in a Rock Hounding book). Had never been to Ocean Shores so this trek was new to me too. Going on a Monday prior to the official start of summer was kind of nice. We had the trail out to the point and back pretty much to ourselves. From the parking area we did a counterclockwise loop, first along the “ocean” side, around the point, and back along the calmer “bay” side. The loop seemed to be a good 5 or 6 miles. The beach walk was mostly on soft sand so we had to wander a little to find the more compact areas to avoid sinking in with each step. We found cool rocks on both sides but there seemed to be more jasper on the ocean side. I found one yellow crystal rock. No blue agates for any of us but we heard they are found there. Lots of cool driftwood on the spit. I was alone at the point watching seals in the fast moving current when I saw a “spray” or spout of water. I thought….this could be a whale so continued to watch. There was a second very high spout but i did not see a breach. Then a minute or so later, a very high spout of water appeared, followed by a long black sleek dorsal side of a whale. I was so excited I yelled out to anyone who could hear…but there was no one. The whale was not that far from the edge of the water and it was exhilarating to see.
Anyway, excellent weather and company! Sweet little campground too. I would definitely return.
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