Day 17 (A travel Day) Winthrop, WA - Port Angeles, WA 241.7 miles. New Total miles 3880.8
We left Winthrop early and headed up into the Cascades.  Mountains were smoky but views were still spectacular.  Stopped at the Washington Overlook 5477' and spent a good 1/2 hour ogling the views.   The mountains must be much younger as the peaks were much sharper and less worn down by the eons of time.

                                                      a video of Washington Pass

A few miles further on we crested Rainey Pass 4855'.  These were the most majestic mountains we had been through on the trip so far. As we came  down out of the mountains we passed Ross Dam & its power generating station.

Ross Dam Lake

As we approached the coast the land flattened out and the farms increased and we began to see one of Washington's primary industries logging and lumber production.
We arrived at the Ferry a little early so we had lunch on the beach on Whitby Island. Our ride on the ferry was enhanced by the fact that both Dave's and my motorhome were front and center so we had unobstructed views of the crossing to Port Townsend.

Our view out the front of the Ferry

 A short 30 miles after we docked brought us to our campground.