Vacationing in "your own backyard" can be surprisingly delightful as this one-night getaway at Lake Crescent Lodge on the Olympic Peninsula with good friends, Nile and Marilee, proved to be. The lodge is rustic and beautiful and the lake as pristine as they come, reminiscent of an alpine fjord. A long walk through old growth forest, wine and appetizers on the beach, a white table cloth dinner in the lodge restaurant, sunrise on the lake, a little shopping at the gift shop, and a latte by the giant fireplace were just some of the things we enjoyed together. Definitely coming back, in fact, we already have one of the beach cottages reserved for June 2014!
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| The homey porch at the lodge |
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| Giant fireplace |
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| Looking out at the lake from inside the lodge |
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| Flowers (and hummingbirds) everywhere |
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| Front porch of the Singer Cottages |
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| Relaxing before dinner |
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| Starting out on our walk |
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| Marilee and Me |
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| The lodge from another angle |
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| Lake-side wine and snacks |
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| Dinner at the lodge and a 10th anniversary celebration for G and N |
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| Evening campfire |
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| Early morning visitors |
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| Boats for rent |
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| Utterly inviting Adirondack chairs on the shores of the lake |
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| One more shot of the lodge porch |
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| What I found on my early morning walk |
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| Until next time... |
