dream walkings

Washington 2020

I went in search of Cape Flattery. Why? So many reasons, but it being the most Northwest point of the lower 48 was a big one. I wanted to feel the wild rawness of being at the remote point of the land mass I have criss-crossed my whole life. I almost made it too. The Makah Tribe had wisely closed their Reservation borders due to the manufactured pandemic. I don’t use the word “wise” because I think virus itself is a concern – but that topic doesn’t interest me. Very smart of the Makah but I digress. On the coastal road towards Cape Flattery and not long before I was turned around I spotted a curious triangular opening in the trees that looked like possible shore access. Crushed with disappointment I slowly retraced my course to search for this opening. Not only did I find a beautiful shoreline with views out to sea, but the tide was low, revealing so many treasures. These “circles” cut into the solid rock of the shore have me very curious. They were everywhere. My imagination went wild with possibilities. I began to notice that there were also worn rounded mounds of stone about the same size as the circles, averaging around 9” across. What if the “empty” circles once had these mounds and they had been removed or simply worn completely away with time. An archeologist would know – my dream job. The mound must have been something or have been hiding something within. I am already planning my return to explore the entire coast once the Makah Tribe allows it.