A yearly event during the summer, the Sequim Lavender Festival is a must for all Lavy lovers.  James and I went there in July 2002 & 2004.  Each time we were lucky to find a spot in one of our favorite campgrounds (Dungeness Recreation Area) during our visit as it is quite a busy weekend.  One of my favorite Lavender farms (Oliver's Lavender Farm) in Sequim sells Lil's Lavender products.  They are the purest scent of lavender natural products! Wonderful! It's a beautiful location for everything Lavy.

Dungeness Recreation Area & Dungeness Spit (July 2004)

The Camping portion of this park is always very popular and quite busy during the weekends.  More so when there is an event such as the lavender festival taking place. We were able to get the last place (no reservations allowed) right next to the park host for the first two nights.  Many people that weekend stopped and asked the host if he knew of any other locations to camp.  The whole area was filled and they had to move on to the next town about 15 miles away!  We felt so lucky!

     The third day (Sunday) many people vacated so we were able to get a prime location for the last day/evening. The sunset photo above was taken 20 feet from our campsite.  We were able to get quite a nice view, and because there were only smaller trees surrounding us we had quite a nice "sky view" with many birds. Being right on the bluff was very nice since the herons flew right overhead along the bluff-line. 

Birds seen:

• Goldfinches

• California Quail

• Bald Eagles

• Golden Eagles

• Red Tailed Hawks

• Great Blue Heron

• Robins

• Stellar Jays

• Starlings

• Killdeer

• Yellow Legs

• Caspian Terns

• Seagulls

• Spotted Towhee

• Black Capped and Chestnut Backed Chickadees

• Bushtits

• American Crows

• and more I'm sure.

View of the Dungeness spit.  If you look really close, you can see the New Dungeness Light (interesting history).  It's the little white dot above the still water in the foreground on right.  We walked there and back (the only way to get there).  It was approx. twelve miles of beach walking, painful but fun.  It's very peaceful and away out there.  Nice.

While mom is busy hunting, little Dunjie (Harbor Seal pup) takes a rest. It is characteristic of mother seals to leave their pups ashore while hunting.  Right now he is busy blending in with his surroundings so no one sees him. 

A Doe feasting on some grub near the Park entrance. This is a regular sight at the park and in the outskirts of town. Drive carefully!