Once the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway, Moclips in the early 1900s was home to large mills and opulent beachside hotels.
But it’s the rare place where economic development has largely gone backward for the last century. Today, there’s not much to it other than some modest houses along the shoreline and a charming old country store.
That makes it a terrific place for a quiet weekend with the pups.
We loaded them and all our gear into the old E36 hatchback, which seemed happy to make the trip, especially once we hit the two-lane blacktop west of Olympia.
Not a white Christmas but a rather wet one, complete with simple meals, long walks on the wide, deserted beaches, and warming up by the fire.
Here are a few more snaps from the trip.
