http://www.juandefuca.com/blog Vacation Rental Cottages near Sequim and Dungeness Bay, Washington Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:36:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Olympic Mountain view The Olympic Mountain Range as viewed from The Juan de Fuca Cottages. This picture taken in mid February 2008 shows the peaks with a nice winter coat of snow. Driving time from the Cottages to the summit at Hurricane Ridge is about 50 minutes - and well worth ... http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2008/02/25/olympic-mountain-view/ Baby Llama on the Bay Early January 2008 and a new baby is born next door to the Cottages. Both Momma and baby were out enjoying the sun's warmth in the late morning. With views of the Olympic Mountains and Dungeness Bay, this little guy has a great place to call ... http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2008/01/13/baby-llama-on-the-bay/ Snow on Dungeness Bay Dec. 9, 2007 So rarely do we see snow here at the Cottages being so close to the water but Sunday morning found us with a beautiful snowfall for a few hours and then it melted all away! http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/12/12/snow-on-dungeness-bay-dec-9-2007/ Olympic Mountains - Fresh Snow First big storm of the year came through the area dumping fresh snow in the mountains. Skiing at Hurricane Ridge opens soon with bus runs on the weekends. Beautiful to view the mountains from the Sequim-Dungeness Valley - especially out the doors of the Juan de ... http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/11/29/olympic-mountains-fresh-snow/ If you HAVE to work - take a trip to Sequim, bring your laptop, a good friend and Mom visiting from another state, head outside and view the birds on the Spit or flying over the Bay while you make those executive decisions! Life is good at the Cottages! A -a-h-h ... http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/09/07/commuting-at-its-best-2/ An incredible late summer day up near Hurricane Ridge. After a harrowing 8 mile drive over a winding, narrow, extremely steep road you arrive at Obstruction Point to take several options for trails. We chose Lillian Ridge for 1.25 miles. A sharp incline at beginning and then fairly flat through the top of the ... http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/09/07/day-hike-on-lillian-ridge-olympic-national-park/ Late August and the sunshine is so warm! A great day for barefeet, playing catch and “mowing the lawn”! Thanks guys! Later in the day these guests headed off to Tarcisio’s and some homemade pizza! http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/08/29/24/ Dungeness crab - named after Dungeness Bay here in Sequim - is a buttery tasting, firm crabmeat. Measuring at least 6-1/4 inches across the back, male and not soft shelled are the requirements to keep one of these to cook. When crabbing season is open, you can launch a crabpot ... http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/08/17/a-bucket-of-dungies/ Looking like beached fish - these seals are actually sunbathing on an 80 degree day on the Bay! One decided to pose for my camera and wave it's tail! You have to have a boat to view these babies! http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/08/17/seals-and-pups-in-dungeness-bay/ Wow! After 1-1/2 hours of paddling from The Cottages, we arrived at the Dungeness Lighthouse! We passed dozens of seals and their pups on Massacre Spit and the little sandspit off of Cline Spit. They were very inquisitive - at least the ones who were awake! Saw eagles, a bull ... http://www.juandefuca.com/blog/2007/08/17/kayak-tour-to-dungeness-lighthouse-2/