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Pay Phones at Kalaloch Lodge

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Admit it, how long has it been since you saw a real, genuine coin phone? Myself, it has been long enough that I felt compelled to take photos when I saw, not one, but two locations with same last summer while on a driving tour of the Olympic Penninsula.

The first booth (actually two) were adjacent to the Kalaloch Lodge, which is near Oil City (on the way to Forks). There they were, just sitting next to the parking lot. A closer look revealed that the phones were not in their prime.



The next was in the Lake Crescent Lodge. This one appeared to be fully functional, and even had some notes inside with phone numbers on them, though I didn't try to make a call. There did not seem to be a line waiting to use the phone, even though cell signals around Lake Crescent are spotty at best.

Don'cha Just LOVE that Phone Booth?