Keith Thorpe

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A hiker walks up Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The road remains closed to vehicles just inside the park boundary after portions of it were destroyed by the river in 2015. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Hiking in the valley

A hiker walks up Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The road remains closed to vehicles just… Continue reading

A hiker walks up Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley in Olympic National Park on Saturday. The road remains closed to vehicles just inside the park boundary after portions of it were destroyed by the river in 2015. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Kenneth Tachell of Port Angeles is surrounded by seagulls as he tosses out bread crumbs on Thursday at Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. Tachell said he frequently visits the sand spit to feed and admire the birds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Follow the bread crumbs

Kenneth Tachell of Port Angeles is surrounded by seagulls as he tosses out bread crumbs on Thursday at Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. Tachell said… Continue reading

Kenneth Tachell of Port Angeles is surrounded by seagulls as he tosses out bread crumbs on Thursday at Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. Tachell said he frequently visits the sand spit to feed and admire the birds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Dan Conner of Port Angeles leads a convoy of more than 20 cars and trucks up First Street as they begin a drive — displaying signs, honking horns and flashing lights — from “Port to Port” from Port Angeles to Port Townsend and back on Saturday morning. The action was in support of the Canadian Freedom Convoy truckers’ protest against a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S,-Canada border implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government earlier this month. Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula convoy was organized through Facebook postings. Participants decorated their cars and trucks in the Clallam County Courthouse parking lot in Port Angeles before moving out.

Convoy supports drive Port to Port

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Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Dan Conner of Port Angeles leads a convoy of more than 20 cars and trucks up First Street as they begin a drive — displaying signs, honking horns and flashing lights — from “Port to Port” from Port Angeles to Port Townsend and back on Saturday morning. The action was in support of the Canadian Freedom Convoy truckers’ protest against a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S,-Canada border implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government earlier this month. Saturday’s Olympic Peninsula convoy was organized through Facebook postings. Participants decorated their cars and trucks in the Clallam County Courthouse parking lot in Port Angeles before moving out.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ed and Ruth Adams of Sequim walk their collection of shih tzus, from left, Angus, Ruby, Dublin, Ronan and Kenny, along a trail at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park near Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The pair said each of the dogs had a color-coded leash to better keep track of which one was which.

On a walk with shih tzu

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ed and Ruth Adams of Sequim walk their collection of shih tzus, from left, Angus, Ruby, Dublin, Ronan and Kenny, along… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ed and Ruth Adams of Sequim walk their collection of shih tzus, from left, Angus, Ruby, Dublin, Ronan and Kenny, along a trail at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park near Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The pair said each of the dogs had a color-coded leash to better keep track of which one was which.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Rowan McCreary, 1, takes delight on riding a spring-loaded teeter totter as her mother, Autumn Wolfgang of Sequim, adds the bounce on Saturday at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The pair was on a family outing to the playground and dog park.
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Teeter totter toddler

Rowan McCreary, 1, takes delight on riding a spring-loaded teeter totter as her mother, Autumn Wolfgang of Sequim, adds the bounce on Saturday at Carrie… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Rowan McCreary, 1, takes delight on riding a spring-loaded teeter totter as her mother, Autumn Wolfgang of Sequim, adds the bounce on Saturday at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The pair was on a family outing to the playground and dog park.
Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Eli Hammel snags a floating log blocking a portion of a city-operated boat ramp on Ediz Hook on Thursday. The log was later removed with a front loader and deposited with other woody debris nearby. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Boat ramp cleanup on Ediz Hook

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Eli Hammel snags a floating log blocking a portion of a city-operated boat ramp… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department employee Eli Hammel snags a floating log blocking a portion of a city-operated boat ramp on Ediz Hook on Thursday. The log was later removed with a front loader and deposited with other woody debris nearby. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peaks of the Olympic Foothills poke out from a layer of clouds and fog as a gull flies over Port Angeles Harbor on Wednesday. Unsettled weather is expected to give way to mostly cloudy skies before rain returns to the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
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Foggy foothills in Port Angeles

Peaks of the Olympic Foothills poke out from a layer of clouds and fog as a gull flies over Port Angeles Harbor on Wednesday. Unsettled… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peaks of the Olympic Foothills poke out from a layer of clouds and fog as a gull flies over Port Angeles Harbor on Wednesday. Unsettled weather is expected to give way to mostly cloudy skies before rain returns to the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A pair of icicles hang from rooftop in Port Angeles as the temperature rose to just above freezing under the winter sun. Temperatures are expected to moderate in the coming week, signaling a return to seasonal conditions.
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Icy hangout in Port Angeles

A pair of icicles hang from rooftop in Port Angeles as the temperature rose to just above freezing under the winter sun. Temperatures are expected… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A pair of icicles hang from rooftop in Port Angeles as the temperature rose to just above freezing under the winter sun. Temperatures are expected to moderate in the coming week, signaling a return to seasonal conditions.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Polar bear dippers wade in and out of the chilly water at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles during Saturday's annual New Year's Day plunge. Dozens of people braved sub-freezing air temperatures to ltake part in the ritual that also was undertaken by others on the North Olympic Peninsula at Lake Pleasant and Nordland.
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Taking the plunge in Port Angeles

Polar bear dippers wade in and out of the chilly water at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles during Saturday’s annual New Year’s Day plunge. Dozens… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Polar bear dippers wade in and out of the chilly water at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles during Saturday's annual New Year's Day plunge. Dozens of people braved sub-freezing air temperatures to ltake part in the ritual that also was undertaken by others on the North Olympic Peninsula at Lake Pleasant and Nordland.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ingrid Carmean of Port Angeles, a member of Food Not Bombs, an international group dedicated to assisting and feeding homeless individuals, sets up a table filled with Christmas presents on Saturday at Jesse Webster Park in Port Angeles. The presents, along with a hot lunch, were distributed to needy individuals on Christmas Day, one of the group's every-other-weekend community meals.

Food not bombs

Ingrid Carmean of Port Angeles, a member of Food Not Bombs, an international group dedicated to assisting and feeding homeless individuals, sets up a table… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Ingrid Carmean of Port Angeles, a member of Food Not Bombs, an international group dedicated to assisting and feeding homeless individuals, sets up a table filled with Christmas presents on Saturday at Jesse Webster Park in Port Angeles. The presents, along with a hot lunch, were distributed to needy individuals on Christmas Day, one of the group's every-other-weekend community meals.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Marion Mittell, 10, of Seattle takes time off during a visit to the Olympic Peninsula to play an outdoor piano in the 100 block of East First Street in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday. The piano, placed on the sidewalk as a public music installation by the owner of the nearby First Street Haven restaurabnt, has been available seasonally to passers-by since 2017.
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Outdoor piano offers downtown sounds

Marion Mittell, 10, of Seattle takes time off during a visit to the Olympic Peninsula to play an outdoor piano in the 100 block of… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Marion Mittell, 10, of Seattle takes time off during a visit to the Olympic Peninsula to play an outdoor piano in the 100 block of East First Street in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday. The piano, placed on the sidewalk as a public music installation by the owner of the nearby First Street Haven restaurabnt, has been available seasonally to passers-by since 2017.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Michael Freestone of Port Angeles sits on the steps in front of the Salvation Army Church in Port Anageles as he enjoys a carry-out Christmas Eve lunch. The organization served dozens of lunches with an outdoor dining twist in its annual holiday tradition.
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Salvation Army serves holiday lunch to go

Michael Freestone of Port Angeles sits on the steps in front of the Salvation Army Church in Port Angeles as he enjoys a carry-out Christmas… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Michael Freestone of Port Angeles sits on the steps in front of the Salvation Army Church in Port Anageles as he enjoys a carry-out Christmas Eve lunch. The organization served dozens of lunches with an outdoor dining twist in its annual holiday tradition.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Jake Thornburg, front, and Chig Martin, both of Port Angeles, take on the Santa persona as they ride a motorized bicycle on West Third Street in Port Angeles on Christmas Eve Day. The pair said the were out to bring good cheer to people for the holidays.
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Santas spread cheer in Port Angeles

Jake Thornburg, front, and Chig Martin, both of Port Angeles, take on the Santa persona as they ride a motorized bicycle on West Third Street… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Jake Thornburg, front, and Chig Martin, both of Port Angeles, take on the Santa persona as they ride a motorized bicycle on West Third Street in Port Angeles on Christmas Eve Day. The pair said the were out to bring good cheer to people for the holidays.
Two literary gingerbread houses, one inspired by Sophie Blackall's book "Hello Lighthouse" and one titled "The Sasquatch Who Stole Christmas," are among the 18 edible edifices on display at the Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St. For details about the Uptown Gingerbread Contest, which will accept its last entries on Tuesday, see ptpubliclibrary.org. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
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Gingerbread houses at Port Townsend Library

Two literary gingerbread houses, one inspired by Sophie Blackall’s book “Hello Lighthouse” and one titled “The Sasquatch Who Stole Christmas,” are among the 18 edible… Continue reading

Two literary gingerbread houses, one inspired by Sophie Blackall's book "Hello Lighthouse" and one titled "The Sasquatch Who Stole Christmas," are among the 18 edible edifices on display at the Port Townsend Library, 1220 Lawrence St. For details about the Uptown Gingerbread Contest, which will accept its last entries on Tuesday, see ptpubliclibrary.org. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Danica Sebastian, 12, of Bremerton, a member of the Bremerton Figure Skaters Club, gives a skating demonstration on Tuesday at the Winter Ice Village in downtown Port Angeles. Club members put on a four-routine performance of songs featured in their recent holiday show in Bremerton. The Port Angeles skating rink is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with breaks for ice resurfacing through Jan. 3. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Skating demonstration

Danica Sebastian, 12, of Bremerton, a member of the Bremerton Figure Skaters Club, gives a skating demonstration on Tuesday at the Winter Ice Village in… Continue reading

Danica Sebastian, 12, of Bremerton, a member of the Bremerton Figure Skaters Club, gives a skating demonstration on Tuesday at the Winter Ice Village in downtown Port Angeles. Club members put on a four-routine performance of songs featured in their recent holiday show in Bremerton. The Port Angeles skating rink is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with breaks for ice resurfacing through Jan. 3. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Deseree Garza, a representative of First Federal, left, and Salvation Army Major Ron Wehnau assemble bundles of Christmas presents for the organization’s Angel Tree program on Tuesday at the Salvation Army Community Center in Port Angeles. Major Barbara Wehnau said 201 families representing more than 500 children would be given packages of presents for the 2021 holiday season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Christmas angels

Deseree Garza, a representative of First Federal, left, and Salvation Army Major Ron Wehnau assemble bundles of Christmas presents for the organization’s Angel Tree program… Continue reading

Deseree Garza, a representative of First Federal, left, and Salvation Army Major Ron Wehnau assemble bundles of Christmas presents for the organization’s Angel Tree program on Tuesday at the Salvation Army Community Center in Port Angeles. Major Barbara Wehnau said 201 families representing more than 500 children would be given packages of presents for the 2021 holiday season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Noah Smith, director of music ministry at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, with hat at left, directs a collection of carolers from the church during a performance of holiday songs at the Port Angeles Public Library on Saturday. The church plans to hold virtual and in-person candlelight services on Christmas Eve. For more information, visit www.go2trinity.org.

Going caroling

Noah Smith, director of music ministry at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, with hat at left, directs a collection of carolers from the church during a… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Noah Smith, director of music ministry at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, with hat at left, directs a collection of carolers from the church during a performance of holiday songs at the Port Angeles Public Library on Saturday. The church plans to hold virtual and in-person candlelight services on Christmas Eve. For more information, visit www.go2trinity.org.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News The three entrants in the non-motorized class of the holiday boat parade pass by the waterfront at Adams Street in downtown Port Townsend on Friday.
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Boat parade in Port Townsend

The three entrants in the non-motorized class of the holiday boat parade pass by the waterfront at Adams Street in downtown Port Townsend on Friday.… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News The three entrants in the non-motorized class of the holiday boat parade pass by the waterfront at Adams Street in downtown Port Townsend on Friday.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Emergency workers investigate after a westbound pickup truck lost control, struck a parked trailer on East Front Street and veered into a railing during Saturday's farmers market at The Gateway transit center pavillion in downtown Port Angeles. Cpl. Erik Smith of Port Angeles police said the male driver apparently had a medical issue at the time of the wreck, but he and a juvenile passenger were uninjured. No market vendors were set up at the site of the site of the incudebt and no one at the market was injured. A parked car, a street sign and a light pole were also damaged.

Medical event leads to crash at PA Farmer’s Market

Emergency workers investigate after a westbound pickup truck lost control, struck a parked trailer on East Front Street and veered into a railing during Saturday’s… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Emergency workers investigate after a westbound pickup truck lost control, struck a parked trailer on East Front Street and veered into a railing during Saturday's farmers market at The Gateway transit center pavillion in downtown Port Angeles. Cpl. Erik Smith of Port Angeles police said the male driver apparently had a medical issue at the time of the wreck, but he and a juvenile passenger were uninjured. No market vendors were set up at the site of the site of the incudebt and no one at the market was injured. A parked car, a street sign and a light pole were also damaged.
Madison Estus, 10, of Lacey takes a break from ice skating among a collection of skating aids at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village over the weekend. The village offers daily ice skating from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Jan. 3. (Keith Thorpe / Peninsula Daily News)
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Quick skating break

Madison Estus, 10, of Lacey takes a break from ice skating among a collection of skating aids at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village over… Continue reading

Madison Estus, 10, of Lacey takes a break from ice skating among a collection of skating aids at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village over the weekend. The village offers daily ice skating from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Jan. 3. (Keith Thorpe / Peninsula Daily News)