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Potlatch State Park
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Potlatch State Park

north of Shelton, Washington
visited 6 September 2021
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The official description on the State Parks web site describes Potlatch as “unassuming,” and I think I shall follow suit in describing the park myself.

Potlatch offers camping and public access to the water. I happened to arrive at high tide, which made for some fun interactions as the water came in over sometimes-dry land.

A large weathered driftwood log lies on a gravel beach at the edge of a calm inlet, with forested hills covered in evergreen and deciduous trees rising along the far shoreline under a clear blue sky.
A weathered gray driftwood log lies across a gravelly beach, with a cluster of bright yellow wildflowers blooming along a grassy embankment above, lit by bright afternoon sun.
A large bleached and weathered driftwood stump with sprawling roots sits in a shallow eroded hollow of gravelly soil, with a cut bank of exposed dirt and dry grass rising behind it at Potlatch State Park.
A weathered wooden picnic table with metal legs sits on a patch of dry grass overlooking the calm blue water of a fjord, with forested hills along the far shore under a clear blue sky.
A weathered, splintered driftwood log lies diagonally across a pebbly beach, casting a shadow onto the rounded gray and brown stones. A small cluster of white oyster or clam shells sits beside the log, with dried grass bordering the upper right of the frame.
A low-tide tidal flat scattered with oyster shells and pebbles in the foreground, giving way to calm blue water of a saltwater inlet, with patches of green shoreline grass and forested hills on the far shore under a clear blue sky.
Calm blue water of Hood Canal under a clear cloudless sky, with low forested hills along the far shore and marshy grass and reddish shoreline plants in the clear shallow water in the foreground.
Waves ripple through the low-lying grasses as the tide rolls in.
A large weathered driftwood stump with bleached, twisting roots and a rusty-orange decayed core sits beside a gravel path, with yellow wildflowers growing along the left edge and still water and green grass in the distance.
A large weathered driftwood log with sun-bleached, grey wood full of knots, cracks, and small insect bore holes, resting on a gravelly beach of mixed pebbles with strands of dried seaweed scattered nearby.
A calm blue bay at Potlatch State Park, viewed from a rocky, muddy shoreline with a patch of green saltmarsh grass in the foreground. Marker posts and small buoys dot the water, and forested hills rise along the far shore under a clear blue sky.
A large maple tree with a broad, mossy trunk casts dappled shade over a grassy picnic area at a park, with a paved road or driveway curving across the foreground. Smaller trees, scattered rocks, parked cars, and a forested hillside fill the background under bright afternoon sun.

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