Why you should go stormwatching in the Pacific Northwest and the best lodges to book.
Around 9 p.m., I finally reachedIron Springs Resort.
Further north, theWickaninnish Innin Tofino, British Columbia, was built specifically with stormwatching in mind.
Credit:Jeremy Koreski/Wickannish Inn
As a child, Charles McDiarmid used to observe the waves on Chesterman Beach from his familys nearby cabin.
Like all tides, king tides are based on the positions of the moon, sun, and Earth.
Its my favorite place to come in the world, he says.
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Ive heard people say its kind of spiritual.
Amy Neil, the lodges general manager says the oceans intensity draws people to the lodge each winter.
The ocean is just so powerful.
Kyler Vos/Wickannish Inn
These storms also bring life to the national parks famousHoh Rain Forest,about an hour inland from Kalaloch.
I marveled at sea birds and exchanged smiles of blue sky jubilation with other beachgoers.
After a turbulent few days, everyone was appreciating a sunny lull in the storm.
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