Dungeness Spit is a nearly six-mile long sand spit that curves out from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is a spectacular setting. On this day you can see both Canada — the mountains of Vancouver Island can be seen in the middle distance — as well as Mount Baker — the white mountain at the far right of the photo, more than 140 miles away.
On any given day, the spit is covered with a complex, ever-changing mound of giant logs and other debris that has washed ashore. Hiking to the end of the spit, to see the New Dungeness Lighthouse (built in 1857), is a non-trivial effort.
Click on the image for a (much) larger view. You can just barely see the New Dungeness Lighthouse below Mt. Baker in the full-size view.
