Clallam Bay, WA
The Famous Running Fish Statue

Once you leave Neah Bay, you won't find many businesses, until you reach the tiny towns of Sekiu and Clallam Bay.  The latter is worth a brief stop, if only to behold its centerpiece: the Running Fish.

The Running Fish (also known as the Fishman, or Gill) stands in the parking lot of the Clallam Bay Grocery Store.  You'll pass it as you round the curve.

In fact, that curve is the reason I didn't see the statue on my first pass through town.  I guess that's a good thing, since if I had spotted it then, I would have stopped, and taken some daylight pictures.  And that would have made me late for the sunset at Cape Flattery.

After snapping a few shots of Gill, continue to back-track your way to US 101, then headed south.  Once you reach the highway, the town of Forks is just a few minutes away.  There you'll find several places to stay, including the Forks Motel, which provided me with a clean and inexpensive room.

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Your E-mail:   I will keep your email address private, and will only use it to personally reply to your message.  Your Name:     Comments:   You may post my comments and my name here. You may post my comments, but not my name. Please do not post my comments. Validate:   I don't know how long ago that you visited Clallam Bay, WA but I don't think you gave it much justice. I grew up there and I return to visit as much as I can. Yes it's out there as not much to do there but if you can one day stop and talk to the people. The people make the place, not what is there. And for the Neah Bay that to has places to stay and eat not high and fancy but down home. Take time to visit with the locals wherever you go. they have many interesting stories. ones that may not have made the paper or news TV. You never know what you are going to miss out on if you don't take the time to look and listen. But thanks for the photos of the area means lots to me. ---Christina, Oklahoma (From Daniel: Christina is absolutely right, I judged this area on a very quick, passing visit, which is unfortunately all the time I had during my marathon road trip.  So please consider her comments along with mine!)

 

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