Washington state capitol! this is the old capitol building
check it out. check out olympia with us! run the atlas!
let's do this. so here you can see the green flag is
the state of washington's flag. they actually have Washington's picture
on the flag and this is the only state named after the first president. So
impressions of olympia so far it's very quiet here there's a lot of huge
trees beautiful coniferous trees here as soon as i landed i could smell the
pine. we are going to try Burial Grounds
coffee.
in traditional pacific northwest tradition we start our day with coffee
at by far the creepiest and funkiest coffee shop.
with specialties like riga mortis or devil's lullaby,
it's give me coffee or give me death.
okay so we just went to Burial Grounds she put a skull in our coffee
and we got the Persephone. we have better coffee here than
starbucks. so we're in the downtown and this building is from 1882.
this is called the tj potter alleyway how cute this is.
olympia to seattle.
we have made it to olympia this is the capital
of the state of washington. we're right in between
two national parks, lakes, forests, rivers, what more could you want?
great coffee! cheers. we're gonna get some seafood,
we're gonna go kayaking, join us! but first we took a little tour
of the historic downtown and the murals.
oh more murals we found more murals oh look at this.
a little independent bookstore that was founded in 1935.
farmer market we're heading in we're to start there's german food
behind us, all kinds of crafts.
apples apples and more apples! we are in the apple picking state of washington!
look at this little cozy area where you can go sit.
it's so cute.
we're at the very edge of the puget sound here in olympia.
right on the water. a little bit of sun popping out. mike -
what do you think? it's amazing we love being here.
olympia's so cool. fresh air, beautiful water,
it's like being on a boat. oh right there
they are known for oysters here as you can see,
it's very rocky. there's a lot of mussels on these poles here and we're going to
try the oysters at a place called chelsea farm. Chelsea farms let's go!
Gonna go get oysters.
we are at Chelsea Farms. they're famous for their oysters we just got the baked
oysters and the stone fruit salad with peaches.
mike is trying the baked oyster.
how was it?
cheers this has tamarind whiskey sauce and asian pear an asian pear this is the
baked chelsea geoduck crudo.
we hit the road to explore the surrounding areas of the olympic
peninsula about an hour away is the olympic
national park which contains dramatic peaks and old growth
forests. on this trip we ran into a little bit of weather,
so we decided to cross the tacoma narrows bridge,
and check out another nearby forest known for bigfoot sightings.
whoa this is rad!
the sky is cleared and the park opened up to beautiful
360 degree views of the puget sound
there's blackberries everywhere.
sun just came out.
during our hike we keep an eye out for bigfoot - the large mysterious ape-like
creature, known to inhabit these wild forested
areas. in the forest we're taking this really
cool hiking path look at these views suddenly
i saw something appear through the clearing in the forest
and in a blink of an eye it was gone
what better way to end the night than at a local craft brewery
we head to well 80 brew pub which is built on the site of one of olympia
washington's famous artisan wells the water from the
well is said to make the beer especially
tasty
we're at olympia coffee and mike just got a bergamo latte
vp's in the atlas gear after getting our caffeine
fix it's time to head to the capitol building
at the washington state capitol washington became a state in 1889 baby
we're gonna go check out the building look at these grounds these are all the
government buildings of washington and it really feels like a college
campus or something. it's like we're in the quad. But it's
really beautiful. Mossy trees!
george washington can be seen throughout the stone carvings on the capitol
which was built in 1911 and done in classical style
nice walking paths along the capital area here
and it overlooks the puget sound puget sound has
over 1300 miles of coastline it's famous for orcas killer whales
we're heading into the classic tugboat annie
this place is a classic.
we got the pacific northwest salmon and clams local clams
this is the view from tugboat annie's
after enjoying the views of the puget sound it's time to get out there
on the water and experience it ourselves with the kayak rentals
we are running kayaks from tugboat annie's
all right so we just got our kayaks and we are kayaking through the
puget sound harbor area in olympia how was it mike it's so relaxing
oh sea air feels so nice
over here we out here.
this is such a great way to take in the beautiful scenery
there's not a lot of boats out here so we're kind of just cruising
and it's so beautiful to get up close view of some of these beaches that you
can only see from here.
you can see all these houses right here along the puget sound
but the lady at the kayak said these are all private beaches so we can't land
here unless it's an emergency.
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the puget sound is the third largest estuary in the united states after
chesapeake bay and the san francisco bay the waterways surround a number of
cities including seattle tacoma olympia and everett now it's time to get
back on dry land to hit up the hiking trails
look at this beautiful area that we found forested with
ferns.
we are in this fern gully forest in olympia look at this place i'm just
surrounded by trees hanging in needles
this trailhead seemed to appear out of the blue right outside of tugboat
annie's and it was like stepping into a magical
storybook. we were completely surrounded by a
canopy of trees and it looked like a place where gnomes
or elves would live.
now look what is this. hey guys i'm in olympia! i'm in this
forest filled with trees and ferns and leaves
moss look at this trail oh my god
what he's up in the ferns look at this
Fall baby!
now it's time to treat ourselves and head back to downtown olympia
for a special ice cream treat
so we just went to sophie's scoops here in olympia
cheers i just got the olympia fog and cardamom
mvp got mint chip oh my god ep how was it
yummy yum whoo oh my god it's the best
the olympia fog has like rose petals and earl grey it's so good
we are at the national wildlife refuge they have a number of really beautiful
flora and fauna here look at these wetlands.
this is so interesting
we found sasquatch!
on our way north to the airport we catch a glimpse of mount rainier
towering at 14 411 feet tall the tallest peak in the continental
united states
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