Welcome to my first personal blog spot, OPtopian, a name I came up with to describe a person who lives on the Olympic Peninsula in this western Washington state of mind.
The much greater Olympic Peninsula runs from Brinnon to Kalaloch (Hood Canal to the Pacific Coast) and from Port Townsend to Quilcene, Discover Bay, Sequim/Blyn/Dungeness Valley to Port Angeles, Joyce, Forks, Clallam Bay and Neah Bay.
While the rim of OPtopia is where most of the people live, the heart of the Peninsula is Olympic National Park and its sister park, Olympic National Forest, with more than 1,000 miles of hiking trails between them.
I moved here more than 15 years ago, finding a safe haven to raise three daughters, far from the East Bay Area of Northern California and Dallas, Texas, where I last worked at daily metro newspapers.
Today, I work for the Peninsula Daily News, which covers all the above-mentioned Olympic Peninsula communities.
I love living here. From my home I am blessed with spectacular views of Hurricane Ridge to Blue Mountain on the south and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, north to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Canada.
I invite you to visit the Olympic Peninsula. Have a question? Email me at jchew@olypen.com.
Monday, April 13, 2009
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