Raymond WA

After leaving the Valley of the Jolly Hoh Hoh Hoh Rainforest (try singing it...it works) we settled in a little town called Raymond.  I had read about all the metal sculptures along the bike trail and it sounded like fun, so off we went.

A parting glimpse of the rainforest before we move on.

We pulled into the what we thought was our marina that had RV spaces, but it was not....then we found the car's battery had died.  

But I found a nice man with jumper cables and soon we were on our way again.  We do carry them, but they were buried under a bunch of stuff in the back.  Hey what can I say?  Who can deny an old lady?

Our lodgings in Raymond are at the Raymond RV Park on the Willapa River.  We have full hookups, strong internet, satellite for our TV and a fantastic view over the bay as well.  Plus, we are right at one of the trail heads for the bike path so we can explore Raymond and South Bend just down the road.

our spot in Raymond WA

our first sunset that night

This part of Willapa Harbor is known as the Scenic Highway 101 Willapa Heritage Corridor.  The goal of the project was to wake people up and say "here is Raymond".  I think it was a success.

You can't miss the statues...they are literally everywhere.  The brochure said there were over 200 and I think they must have added some since that printing.

And the fun thing is they are positioned in areas where they fit, like this cool lady waiting for the bus.  I blurred out the background on the center image to show the detail.  Love that face!

Here's a pharmacist standing outside the drug store.

Even the backs are interesting.  The pieces are made by various artists, some are flat and many have a great deal of dimension.

All are fun and quirky.

Driving the hog to market

I altered the background of this lady near the farmers market to compliment her theme.

Long Live the Queen of Raymond