Phoning Back to Home

In my last post, I was amazed to find pay phones out in the wilds of the Olympic Penninsula. Well, apparently, those phones were connected straight to Dallas, Texas. Imagine my surprise to find their counterparts in Dallas Union Station. There were not one, not two, but THREE phones - coincidentally the exact same number as I discovered in my previous post.

Three Phones at Dallas Union Station - Three Phones on the Olympic Penninsula. Coincidence or...

It is amazing what one sees when one is not looking for it.

Steve Phone Home - Or NOT

Pay Phones at Kalaloch Lodge

Oops - Out of Order!

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?

Trees

Tree of Life at Kalaloch Beach, Washington State

A week ago, my daughters and I went up from Ocean Shores to visit Kalaloch and "The Tree of Life." Along the way, we took a short detour to see the World's largest SpruceTree, which is on Lake Quinault.

One BIG Spruce!

As we left Kalaloch, we saw some migrating Gray Whales. Mostly, you could just see when they spouted air, but you could also see an occasional fin. They were pretty close to shore, so it was a real treat.