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Point Wilson marks the west entrance into the Puget Sound. It is the turning point from the Strait of Juan de Fuca into Admiralty Inlet. The current station was built in 1914, replacing the original tower. The 49-foot tower was built in an octagonal shape to reduce wind pressure on the structure. The light shines from a 4th order Fresnel lens, a white light on for 15 seconds, then off 5 seconds, with one red flash during the occultation. The light was automated in 1976.

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Scenic ocean shores with easy access are found in the Kalaloch (pronounced clay-lock) area, 15 miles south of the Rain Forest Road on Hwy 101. Beach Trail 4 is a pebble beach with dramatic surf (beware of the strong undertow), tidal pools and is a popular place to dip for smelt (schools of small fish that spawn in the surf in warm, calm weather and can be caught with a large net). Picturesque Ruby Beach with a meandering creek, dramatic sea stacks, and drift logs is named for its sometimes garnet-colored sand. A gold mining operation was located here in the early 1900’s.

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Port Ludlow is a residential and recreational community at the west end of the Hood Canal Floating Bridge. Near Paradise Bay, Mats Mats Bay, South Point and Shine, Port Ludlow has been a thriving town since the mid-1800s.    Visitors can relax in lounge chairs by the bay, ride bikes, walk to the waterfalls, hike the Timberton Trail loop, go sailing or play golf on a 18-hole course recognized as one of the most beautiful courses in the world.  For seafood lovers, there are nearby clam and oyster beds.