It rained pretty much the whole way down, and at times traffic was a bit much.  Several routes were closed due to slides and water over the roadways, and traffic was thickening in some places.  The radio seemed to indicate that things were worse as you went south, so we decided to head off the beaten path a bit, and went "the longer way" to avoid the majority of the traffic. 

That backed up traffic, because everyone had to take US 12 on into Aberdeen, and head South from the junction with US-101

In the Parking lot, an owl was checking out the area for critters foraging in the break in the rain.

The wind shook my tripod, which made pictures difficult, but the mist made for an excellent opportunity to catch the beams coming from the light room.

The pictures, I'm afraid, don't do it justice!

The river, and the ocean it dumps into, is a major part of what shaped the city to be what it is, and the museum attempts to preserve some of that "shaping".

Once anchored at the shipping lane entrance to the mighty river, the lightship now stands as a testament to the grit it must have taken to man the sturdy, but small, ship.

Then, it was over the bridge, and a short jaunt back up to Grays Harbor for the New Year's Celebration.

While there, We noticed some Bald Eagles in the trees.

It was pretty spectacular!

Filled with curiosities like "Jake the Alligator man", and the "Rare Flying Jackalope", the museum also has a good collection of artifacts from the regions past, such as the "Indian stone war club", interesting candies, and other oddities, like the walrus skull.

As we drove along the Wishkah, we noticed how high it was... nearly out of its banks, and only a foot or so below the level of the roadway in the lower areas.

The Shadow Lady's Aunt does the power point slides, and she asked me to send her some mountain scenes... it was pretty cool to see them up there!

It was a great way to end the year...

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